Data-center tracker · Project · Kansas
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
- Status
- Not reported
- Developer
- Beltline Energy LLC (NDA / site due diligence only; no formal proposal)
- Location
- El Dorado, Butler County, KS
- Power (MW)
- Not reported
- Land (acres)
- Not reported
- Investment
- Not reported
- Water
- Not reported
- Power utility
- Not reported
- Local signal
- Opposed
Upcoming
As of the record date. Confirm times with the host body before attending.
- Nov 3, 2026Election
Ballot measures
- Prohibit Data Centers and Battery Energy Storage Systems Initiative (El Dorado, KS) · Election Nov 3, 2026 · on the ballot
Prohibit construction of High Impact Data Centers and Type 2 and Type 3 battery energy storage systems
Binding; 10-year ban on high impact data centers and Tier 2/3 battery storage.
Moratoriums
- El Dorado: data centers · through Nov 30, 2026 · City of El Dorado
Local organizing
- Protect the Heartland – NO DATA CENTERS
Notes
Status null: no formal project application. Beltline explored sites in Butler and Sedgwick counties.
Timeline
- Sep 25, 2026City released statement on NDA · source ↗
- Aug 21, 2026Judge Satterfield ruled initiative is legislative
- Jan 21, 2026City Manager David Dillner signed NDA with Beltline Energy LLC (2-yr non-compete clause)
Sources
- City of El Dorado: Statement on Non-Disclosure Agreement ↗ · as of
- City of El Dorado news flash ↗ · as of
- Ballotpedia: El Dorado initiative ↗ · as of
Compiled from public records and reporting. Values a source did not state are marked “not reported”. Record ID ks-eldorado-beltline-energy. Back to the tracker.