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What moved this week

Every data-center project, local ballot measure and policy we follow, with the numbers that matter locally and the next public meeting. We start in Kansas, and this week that means De Soto.

By Singularity Farmer · Records updated through Sep 30, 2026 · Refreshed every Wednesday

De Soto, Kansas

Project Jayhawk / Digital Astra Park North (Digital Realty) →

Digital Realty (applicant entity: Digital Astra Park North, LLC) · De Soto, Johnson County, KS

approved

Beale Infrastructure data center campus (Mount Sunflower, LLC) →

Beale Infrastructure (Mount Sunflower, LLC) · De Soto, Johnson County, KS

under construction

What people are saying

Public posts about data centers that we logged this week. Tone is Singularity Farmer’s read of each post’s theme, not a poll: 0 supportive, 2 mixed, 3 opposed.

Topic	Place	Who	Tone	Date
De Soto Digital Realty	De Soto, Johnson Co KS	@KCStar ↗	Mixed	Sep 29, 2026
De Soto Digital Realty	De Soto, Johnson Co KS	@KCBizJournal ↗	Mixed	Sep 29, 2026
local DC ballot measures	8 states incl. Kansas	@ballotpedia ↗	Opposed	Sep 29, 2026
Ottawa Lightfield contract	Ottawa, Franklin Co KS	@KSHB41 ↗	Opposed	Sep 29, 2026
Wakarusa DC protest	Wakarusa, Shawnee Co KS	@americans4ri ↗	Opposed	Sep 29, 2026

Every record

Singularity Farmer is pro-compute. We track opposition as closely as approvals, because communities negotiate better when they can see the whole field. Figures a source did not state are marked “not reported”, never estimated. Where a citation points to a news outlet’s front page, the article link is still being added. New to data centers? Start with the basics.

39 projects 27 ballot measures 11 local policies

Projects

Kansas

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Beale Infrastructure data center campus (Mount Sunflower, LLC) Beale Infrastructure (Mount Sunflower, LLC)	De Soto, Johnson County, KS	under construction	Not reported	Oct 1, 2026 Council considers Supplement #2 to Mt Sunflower (Beale) Development Agreement: water/sewer demand cuts; $9.44M raw-water funding + $20M Community Betterment Fund; prior redacted utility terms unredacted
Compass Datacenters Topeka campus (Wakarusa area) Compass Datacenters	Wakarusa area (unincorporated, south Topeka), Shawnee County, KS	proposed	400 MW	2028-2031 Planned construction window
DAMAC Digital data center (Logistics Park Kansas City) DAMAC Digital	Edgerton, Johnson County, KS	approved	Not reported	None listed
El Dorado data center ban + Beltline Energy site due diligence Beltline Energy LLC (NDA / site due diligence only; no formal proposal)	El Dorado, Butler County, KS	Not reported	Not reported	Nov 3, 2026 Election
Flint Hills Digital Campus Kanza Park Place LLC (spokesman Garrett Nordstrom)	Emporia, Lyon County, KS	proposed	Not reported	Nov 3, 2026 Election on high-impact data center ban
Prairie Horizon Data Campus Beltline Energy	Emmett / St. Marys area, Pottawatomie County, KS	proposed	1,200 MW	None listed
Project Catalyst Alcove Development + MDH Partners	Osawatomie, Miami County, KS	proposed	500 MW	Oct 14, 2026 Court hearing on petition lawsuit
Project Jayhawk / Digital Astra Park North (Digital Realty) Digital Realty (applicant entity: Digital Astra Park North, LLC)	De Soto, Johnson County, KS	approved	Not reported	2026-10 (first week) Expected award of independent noise-consultant contract (final report ~April 2027)
Project Linda	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS	proposed	200 MW	None listed
Project Yardbird (Quindaro plant site) PowerTransitions	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS	proposed	200 MW	None listed
Proximity Park data center + natural gas plant (Lightfield Energy) Lightfield Energy LLC	Ottawa, Franklin County, KS	cancelled	Not reported	Oct 20, 2026 Court hearing on validity of ban initiative
Red Wolf data center campus (Kansas Speedway area) Red Wolf DCD Properties	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS	paused	600 MW	None listed
Spring Hill data center (191st & Renner) Bullock Capital / Colossus Advisors	Spring Hill, Johnson County, KS	cancelled	Not reported	None listed

Arizona

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Project Blue Beale Infrastructure	Tucson area (unincorporated), Pima County, AZ	under construction	286 MW	None listed

Colorado

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
GlobalAI data center (Weld County / Windsor area) GlobalAI Cloud Inc. (per BizWest tags)	Windsor area, Weld County, CO	approved	Not reported	Sep 29, 2026 Citizens group collecting signatures for referendum on the approved facility plus initiative requiring voter approval for future DC development/expansion
Northeast Brighton data center campus (15518 WCR 4)	Brighton, Adams/Weld County, CO	proposed	Not reported	None listed

Florida

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Project Tango + Palm Beach County hyperscale moratorium	Palm Beach County, FL	cancelled	Not reported	None listed

Georgia

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Project Camellia (OpenAI) OpenAI (developer entity Octans GA LLC)	near Rincon (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub), Effingham County, GA	approved	3,210 MW	2028-2032 Construction window

Kentucky

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Mercer County data center zoning (near Shaker Village / coal plant)	Mercer County, KY	proposed	Not reported	None listed

Michigan

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
'The Barn' (Stargate) campus Related Digital (OpenAI/Oracle Stargate)	Saline Township, Washtenaw County, MI	under construction	1,400 MW	Oct 23, 2026 EGLE wastewater permit public comment deadline
Augusta Township data center rezoning Thor Equities	Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, MI	cancelled	Not reported	None listed

Missouri

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Downtown KC 20-story data center (304 W 10th St) Revitalization Unlimited	Kansas City, Jackson County, MO	proposed	30 MW	None listed
Festus data center CRG	Festus, Jefferson County, MO	paused	Not reported	None listed
Google Kansas City data center (Hunt Midwest Business Center) + Project Mica Google	Kansas City (Northland), Clay County, MO	under construction	Not reported	None listed
Meramec Valley Tech Park BLE Landholdings / Beltline (reported)	Pacific, Franklin/St. Louis County, MO	proposed	Not reported	None listed
Nebius AI factory Nebius	Independence, Jackson County, MO	under construction	800 MW	Feb 2, 2027 Special election primary for recalled seat
Peculiar data center Diode Ventures	Peculiar, Cass County, MO	cancelled	Not reported	None listed

Nebraska

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Project Horizon	Kearney, Buffalo County, NE	approved	368 MW	None listed

Nevada

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Eldorado Valley data centers (Question 1) / TS2 Townsite Solar 2 LLC (TS2 proposal, separate)	Boulder City, Clark County, NV	proposed	167 MW	Nov 3, 2026 Election

New Hampshire

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Merrimack Station data center viability study Granite Shore Power	Bow, Merrimack County, NH	proposed	350 MW	None listed

Ohio

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
EdgeConneX Ashville campus + PowerConneX gas plant EdgeConneX / PowerConneX	Ashville, Pickaway County, OH	proposed	800 MW	Nov 3, 2026 Referendum on Resolution 06-2026
Wilmington data center campus Ardent / TAC (reported)	Wilmington, Clinton County, OH	approved	Not reported	Nov 3, 2026 4 rezoning referendums

Oklahoma

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Aligned Data Centers campus near Amber Aligned Data Centers ((OK) Propco LLC)	near Amber (unincorporated), Grady County, OK	proposed	Not reported	Oct 6, 2026 Aligned public meeting, Amber-Pocasset High School

Pennsylvania

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
Former Alcoa site hyperscale campus TECfusions	Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County, PA	paused	Not reported	None listed
PAX-1 data center complex	Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, PA	under construction	Not reported	None listed

Wisconsin

Project	Location	Status	Power	Next date
GM/JATCO site data center (Viridian) Viridian	Janesville, Rock County, WI	cancelled	800 MW	Nov 3, 2026 Voter-approval initiative for GM/JATCO site >$450M
Lighthouse campus (Vantage; OpenAI/Oracle) Vantage Data Centers	Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI	under construction	902 MW	2027 (late) First handovers
Midtown Milwaukee data center + citywide moratorium	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI	cancelled	Not reported	None listed
Wrightstown data center (Cloverleaf) Cloverleaf Infrastructure	Wrightstown, Brown/Outagamie County, WI	Not reported	Not reported	None listed

Ballot measures

Local measures on data centers that are not yet tied to a single project record. Measures attached to a project appear on that project’s page.

Measure	Location	Local signal	Next date
Alhambra (CA): Measure DB	Alhambra, CA	Opposed	None listed
Monterey Park (CA): Measure NDC	Monterey Park, CA	Opposed	None listed
Edgewater (FL): Prohibit New Data Centers Amendment	Edgewater, FL	Opposed	None listed
Bloomington (IL): Data Center Moratorium Advisory Measure	Bloomington, IL	Opposed	None listed
Chouteau (Madison County) (IL): Permit Data Centers Advisory Measure	Chouteau, Madison County, IL	Supportive	None listed
Granite City (Madison County) (IL): Permit Data Centers Advisory Measure	Granite City, Madison County, IL	Supportive	None listed
Joliet (Will County) (IL): Construction of AI Data Centers Advisory Question	Joliet, Will County, IL	Supportive	None listed
Morgan (IL): Data Center Construction and Operation Advisory Measure	Morgan, IL	Opposed	None listed
Nameoki (Madison County) (IL): Permit Data Centers Advisory Measure	Nameoki, Madison County, IL	Supportive	None listed
Venice (Madison County) (IL): Permit Data Centers Advisory Measure	Venice, Madison County, IL	Supportive	None listed
Butte-Silver Bow voter-approval initiative (off ballot)	Butte-Silver Bow, MT	Opposed	None listed
Conneaut (OH): Issue 10	Conneaut, OH	Opposed	None listed
Defiance (OH): Prohibit Data Center Construction Initiative	Defiance, OH	Opposed	None listed
Granville (OH): Prohibit Data Center Construction Initiative	Granville, OH	Opposed	None listed
Grove City (OH): Issue 28	Grove City, OH	Opposed	None listed
Hubbard (OH): Prohibit Data Centers Initiative	Hubbard, OH	Opposed	None listed
Monroe (Adams County) (OH): Zoning Regulations Initiative	Monroe, Adams County, OH	Mixed	None listed
Monroeville (OH): Allow Data Center Development Advisory Measure	Monroeville, OH	Supportive	None listed
Oregon (OH): Prohibit Data Center Construction Over 25 Megawatts Initiative	Oregon, OH	Opposed	None listed
Pataskala (OH): Prohibit Data Centers Initiative	Pataskala, OH	Opposed	None listed
Perry (OH): Issue 16	Perry, OH	Opposed	None listed
Piqua (OH): Prohibit Data Center Construction Initiative	Piqua, OH	Opposed	None listed
Sprigg (Adams County) (OH): Zoning Regulations Initiative	Sprigg, Adams County, OH	Mixed	None listed
Sunbury (OH): Prohibit Construction of Data Centers Initiative	Sunbury, OH	Opposed	None listed
Trenton (OH): Issue 17	Trenton, OH	Opposed	None listed
Upper Sandusky (OH): Data Center Construction Prohibition Charter Amendment	Upper Sandusky, OH	Opposed	None listed
Urbana (OH): Prohibit Construction of Data Centers Initiative	Urbana, OH	Opposed	None listed

Local policies

Jurisdiction-wide actions such as moratoriums and zoning changes.

Policy	Location	Latest action
Los Angeles County temporary ban on large-scale data centers (unincorporated)	Los Angeles County, CA	Sep 2026 County temporarily prohibited large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas while pursuing permanent zoning changes (exact ordinance date not verified in primary source this run)
Mesa County 1-year data center moratorium	Mesa County, CO	Sep 29, 2026 Commissioners approved 12-month moratorium on acceptance/processing/approval of land-use applications for data centers in unincorporated Mesa County; effective immediately; no projects currently in works
Thornton 1-year data center moratorium	Thornton, Adams County, CO	Sep 2026 City Council approved ~1-year moratorium on new data centers larger than ~50,000 sq ft (exact date ~Sep 8–9 per social posts; primary ordinance link not captured this run)
Marion County data center moratorium	Marion County, FL	Sep 15, 2026 12-month moratorium passed 4-1
Frederick County referendum + moratorium	Frederick County, MD	Jun 30, 2026 MD Supreme Court blocked referendum
Charlotte proposed 11-month data center moratorium extension	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC	Sep 29, 2026 City Council unanimously set public hearing on proposed 11-month extension
Davidson County proposed 4-month data center moratorium	Davidson County, NC	Sep 29, 2026 Board of Commissioners voted 4-2 to schedule public hearing on proposed 4-month moratorium (shorter than previously discussed 6-month)
Cleveland 3-month data center permit freeze + hearings	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH	Sep 29, 2026 Second public hearing, Cleveland City Hall 5–8 PM ET
Lubbock 90-day moratorium process	Lubbock, Lubbock County, TX	Sep 22, 2026 Council voted 5-2 to begin 90-day moratorium process (2 hearings required); 18-month pause petition got no second
Texas state data center permit review pause (Abbott)	TX	Sep 2026 Gov. Abbott ordered state environmental regulators to pause review of data center permits for added grid/water scrutiny; expands earlier pause to projects with own power (exact order date not verified in primary source this run)
Prince William County ends by-right data centers	Prince William County, VA	Sep 22, 2026 Board voted unanimously to end by-right data center development; 90-day grace period