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Google Kansas City East

OperatingAI campusCampusClay County, Missouri
50% profile completeness
33 claims from 10 sources
Current facility power
126 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
Not yet sourced
Floor area
Not yet sourced
Buildings (planned)
1[1]
Likelyderived
Capital cost / investment
$4B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Aug 1, 2026[1]
Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
High confidence
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Evergy Missouri West · SPP
Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced
No record
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
126 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. Announcedimplied by a later stage
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionJan 1, 2024
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery
    • Jan 1, 2024 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • Jan 1, 2024 · Construction start[1]
    • Jan 1, 2024 · Land clearing has begun for the site[1]
  3. EnergizationAug 1, 2026
    Satellite imagery
    • Aug 1, 2026 · Building 1 operational. Estimated based on present construction progress and typical timelines.[1]
  4. OperationalAug 1, 2026
    Satellite imagery
    • Aug 1, 2026 · Building 1 operational. Estimated based on present construction progress and typical timelines.[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Google Kansas City East
  2. substation
    On-site substation[1]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    2 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery
  3. transmission
    Hawthorn - Nashua (345 kV)[5]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.47 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    Evergy Missouri West[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    SPP[4]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: SWPP
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
39.17447, -94.46190
County
Clay County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Google[1]
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Evergy Missouri West(unreviewed)[2]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Google[1]Confirmed
Utility
Evergy Missouri West(unreviewed)[2]Likely

Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
126 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
105 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Estimated annual consumption
773 GWh/yr[3]Speculativeestimated

126 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Planned capacity
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
SPP[4]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
SWPP[2]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Highest-voltage line nearby
345 kV[5]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
9.87¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Missouri statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
12.64¢/kWh[7]Confirmed

Missouri statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
3.17 GW[8]Confirmedderived

17 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
870 MW[6]Confirmedderived

6 active generation interconnection requests in Clay County: Storage 870 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Hawthorn - Nashua · EvergyTransmission line0.47 km345 kV[5]
Hawthorn · Evergy MetroPower plant (Coal)5.1 km955 MW[8]
Northeast (Mo) · Evergy MetroPower plant (Petroleum)10.3 km396 MW[8]
Quindaro · City of Kansas City - (KS)Power plant (Natural Gas)15.4 km251 MW[8]
Kaw · City of Kansas City - (KS)Power plant (Natural Gas)19 km140 MW[8]
Nearman Creek · City of Kansas City - (KS)Power plant (Coal)20.3 km315 MW[8]
Greenwood (Mo) · Evergy Missouri WestPower plant (Natural Gas)37.6 km253 MW[8]
Dogwood Energy Facility · Dogwood Power Management, LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)44.6 km657 MW[8]
Ralph Green · Evergy Missouri WestPower plant (Natural Gas)45.9 km69 MW[8]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
GEN-2024-370 at Smithville 161 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2024-370StorageIn study · proposed 2028-03250 MW[6]
GEN-2022-142 at Shoal Creek 161 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2022-142StorageIn study · proposed 2030-12210 MW[6]
GEN-2023-033 at Liberty South 161 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2023-033StorageIA signed · proposed 2029-12200 MW[6]
GEN-2024-090 at Smithville 161 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2024-090StorageIn study · proposed 2028-03100 MW[6]
GEN-2022-102 at Liberty West 161 kVSPP GEN-2022-102StorageIA signed · proposed 2027-01100 MW[6]
AFS NJG-2026-001 at Shoal Creek 161kV substationSPP AFS NJG-2026-001StorageIn study10 MW[6]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Jan 1, 2024[1]
  5. First operational
    Aug 1, 2026[1]
  6. Expected completion
    —
Buildings (planned)
1[1]Likelyderived

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

Buildings operational
1[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational126 MWAug 1, 2026[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$4B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
Not yet sourced

Compute

Compute (H100-equivalents)
202,600[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Buildings operational
    0Jan 1, 2024[1]→1Aug 1, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionJan 1, 2024[1]→OperatingAug 1, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Jan 1, 2024[1]
First operational: Aug 1, 2026[1]
  1. Jan 1, 2024[1]

    Land clearing has begun for the site

  2. Mar 1, 2024[1]

    Foundation work begins on Building 1

  3. Oct 1, 2024[1]

    Foundation work begins on Building 2. Building 1 roof is fully black.

  4. Jul 1, 2025[1]

    Foundation work begins for Building 3. Building 1 generators seem complete.

  5. Nov 1, 2025[1]

    Foundation work begins for Building 4. Building 2 roof is almost complete, and construction appears to have started on cooling. Building 1 cooling construction continues, and the substation right next to it seems finished as well.

  6. Apr 16, 2026[1]

    Building 1 is almost complete, with only cooling needing 4 more fans. Building 2 backup generator construction has begun, and cooling tower installation is about halfway complete. Building 3's roof is almost complete, and construction has started on generators and cooling. A clear foundation has been cleared for Building 4, though no construction has begun.

  7. Aug 1, 2026126 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 operational. Estimated based on present construction progress and typical timelines.

All claims (provenance audit)

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FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameGoogle Kansas City East[1] Likely2026-08-01Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-01-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-03-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-10-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-07-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-11-01Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2026-04-16Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
OwnerGoogleOwner: Google[1] Confirmed2026-08-01Shown
UtilityEvergy Missouri Westterritory 12698: EVERGY MISSOURI WEST (INVESTOR OWNED, GREAT PLAINS ENERGY)[2] derivedLikely2022Shown
Current facility power126 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Current IT capacity105 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Estimated annual consumption773 GWh/yr[3] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOSPPSOUTHWEST POWER POOL[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authoritySWPP[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby345 kV[5] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Generation queued in county870 MW[6] derivedConfirmed2026-09-27Shown
State avg. industrial price9.87¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price12.64¢/kWh[7] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km3.17 GW[8] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)1[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-01-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-03-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-10-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-07-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-11-01Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2026-04-16Superseded / alternative
Capital cost / investment$4B[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)202,600[1] estimatedLikely2026-08-01Shown
Construction startJan 1, 2024[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown
First operationalAug 1, 2026[1] derivedLikely2026-08-01Shown