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Reported geography
Source-reported location for Nebius AI Factory (Independence).
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Source row snapshot
- Operator as published
- Nebius Group
- Address and locality
- Independence · Jackson County · Missouri
- Official metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS
- Source-reported status
- under construction
- Provider facility type
- data center
- Reported capacity
- Planned: 1,200 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
- Source freshness
- 24 August 2026
- Location precision
- approximate (provider label: exact; the provider's own note describes an approximate location)
- Compute Atlas confidence label
- confirmed (provider's classification; not a DataCenterData check)
- Stable directory ID
dcd-dir-001033
Reported details
Source-reported by Compute Atlas; not independently verified by DataCenterData. Provider wording is kept; long provider notes are shortened and marked …; unknown is not zero; none of these values is totaled, ranked or compared.
- Electric utility
- Independence Power & Light (IPL)
- Power source
- Mixed
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
- Land area
- 400 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
- Announced investment
- $6.6 billion
- Announced jobs
- 130 permanent · 1,200 construction
- Community response
- Provider label: litigation
- AI-use label (provider)
- confirmed
- Announced
- March 2026
Incentives reported by the source
Whether each incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
- City of Independence Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Missouri Chapter 100) · Independence, MO · 2026 Open cited source →
Provider notes
Energy. Independence Power & Light (IPL), the city's municipal utility, supplies grid power starting 2026; Independence's rebuilt Blue Valley Power Plant (natural gas, Phase 1 ~250MW) to come online October 2027, operated by Independence Power Partners (IPP); city provides contractual energy access starting 2026; on-site gas generation eventually to supply a portion of site demand
Water. Operator states closed-loop system uses water roughly comparable to a QuikTrip convenience store annually; significantly below typical open-loop data center cooling
Community. Opponents raised concerns about water usage, electricity rate impacts, and wildlife habitat; filed lawsuit seeking a city-wide vote on the project; judge dismissed the lawsuit; city council approved bonds over public objections. Groundbreaking proceeded May 13, 2026.
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- On-site generation: The source note attributes the listed generation to a separate city power plant run by another company; on-site gas generation is mentioned without a figure.
What the source record says
Nebius Group's (Nasdaq: NBIS) first gigawatt-scale US data center project. Located in Eastgate Commerce Center, off Little Blue Parkway and Missouri Highway 78 in eastern Independence. Up to 10 buildings planned. Phase 1 operational target Q2 2027; full campus completion 2028–2029. Projected $30–50M annual tax revenue for Independence. Separate Nebius facility exists at former Kansas City Star printing press building ~20 miles west (not this record). Coordinates approximate for Eastgate Commerce Center in eastern Independence. The $150.6B bond authorization is a Missouri Chapter 100 IDRB structure; bonds are privately issued and owned by Nebius — no city credit exposure.
Any MW value is reproduced as source-reported context. Its measurement boundary is not established consistently enough for comparison. Unknown is not zero.
Status history supplied by the source
- 2026-03 · source-reported proposed
Nebius secures tax breaks from Independence city council in March 2026; ~$150.6B in Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Missouri Chapter 100 structure, privately issued/owned by Nebius) approved
- 2026-05 · source-reported under construction
Groundbreaking May 13, 2026; first phase of construction underway; Phase 1 operational target Q2 2027
Sources and attribution
These sources are listed for the whole row. Unless a figure links to its own source, the provider does not mark which one gave it, so a figure may not appear in every source.
- Nebius breaks ground on gigawatt-scale AI factory in Independence, Missouri · Nebius
- Nebius breaks ground on AI data center in Independence amid community opposition · KSHB
- Nebius breaks ground on 400-acre data center campus in Independence, Missouri · Data Center Dynamics
- Nebius AI Factory | Independence, MO · ARCO
Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Upstream ID nebius-independence-mo. Filtered to data-center records in the 50 U.S. states; selected fields normalized for search and display; DataCenterData directory IDs added. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).
Compute Atlas 1.34.1 with retained prior rows and publication holds. This is a DataCenterData composite, not an unmodified publisher edition. This row uses the captured source from 1.34.1, source as of 2026-10-14T20:40:52.293Z.
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Recorded information
What this page records, grouped by topic, with the source's units and qualifications. Company-reported values stay labeled as company-reported. Related listings are shown separately.
Licensed directory listing dcd-dir-001033
Licensed directory row.
Provider notes and the source narrative are printed on this page and are not repeated here.
Identity and relationships
- Provider facility type: data center
Provider facility type.
- AI-use label (provider): confirmed
Compute Atlas classification, not a DataCenterData finding.
Location and precision
- Independence, MO · Jackson (Approximate location)
Roles
- Operator: Nebius Group
Operator label as published by the provider; no parent company is inferred.
Lifecycle
- Source-stated status: source-reported under construction
Provider status label; not a DataCenterData finding that the facility is operating.
- Announced: March 2026
Provider-reported announcement date.
- Status history: 2026-03 · source-reported proposed
Status history supplied by the source.
- Status history: 2026-05 · source-reported under construction
Status history supplied by the source.
Area, acreage and buildings
- Land area: 400 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
Power capacity
- Reported capacity: Planned: 1,200 MW (source-reported; boundary not independently verified; MW measure not stated by provider)
Reproduced as the page prints it; not ranked or totaled; unknown is not zero.
- Electric utility: Independence Power & Light (IPL)
Utility as named by the provider.
- Power source: Mixed
Provider label.
Cooling, water, PUE and WUE
- Cooling: Closed-loop
Provider label.
Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings
- Announced investment: $6.6 billion
Announced figure; whether it covers one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Announced jobs: 130 permanent · 1,200 construction
Announced figures; whether they cover one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Community response: Provider label: litigation
Compute Atlas characterization, not a DataCenterData assessment.
- Incentive reported by the source: City of Independence Taxable Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Missouri Chapter 100) · Independence, MO · 2026
Whether the incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Provider update date: 2026-08-24
Provider update date is not a DataCenterData verification date.
Not yet recorded here: Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.
Licensed values: adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak under CC BY 4.0. Source-reported and not independently verified.
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