They're building data centers across Missouri. Most residents don't know.

Ground zero for Missouri data centers. Home to Google's Project Mica (500 acres, $10B bonds, under construction), Meta's $1B campus (operational since Aug 2025, uses up to 9.5M gallons water/day), and Metrobloks' $1.4B Liberty campus (30 permanent jobs). Meta received an $8B+ incentive package over 37 years.

Independence approved $150.6 billion in bonds for Dutch AI company Nebius in March 2026. A court rejected residents' lawsuit to put it to a public vote. A new gas power plant is being built at the retired Blue Valley site to power the campus. Residents organized fierce opposition but were overruled.

Wake Up JeffCo LLC filed a 12-count, 54-page lawsuit against the city of Festus and developer CRG after officials held secret meetings and described opponents as “a sideshow of uneducated people.” All 4 incumbent council members were ousted by anti-data-center candidates in April 2026. Mayor recall petition underway.

Two hyperscale projects targeting the same rural area near New Florence. Google's Project Spade (934 acres) and AWS's Project Green (1,000 acres, up to 21 buildings). A town hall drew several hundred residents and “significant anger.” Combined, nearly 2,000 acres of farmland.

Local developer Jimmer Pinjuv proposed annexing Wildwood Ranch for a data center. 540 acres annexed, 600 acres rezoned from R-1 residential to M-2 heavy industrial in a single vote after a 7-hour council meeting. A second data center by Geronimo targets unincorporated county land with no zoning laws. May Day protest May 1, 2026.

A rumored data center on Rifle Range Road north of Marshfield, next to a power substation, has residents alarmed. The land is owned by ARY Investments, LLC. Webster County has no planning and zoning — the county commission has no jurisdiction over land use. Commissioners didn't know about the project until they saw it on Facebook.

Chicago-based ReLoad met with county commissioners in December 2025 about a $4 billion gigawatt-scale data center. Few details have been made public. Residents formed a community group that connected with the “No MO Dirty Data Centers” network. May 1, 2026 rally drew opposition.

Two data center proposals targeting farmland. Beltline Energy (Atlanta) sought to rezone 495 acres near Pacific — P&Z voted 4-5 to recommend denial. Pacific's mayor, who supported data centers, lost re-election. Provident Data Centers (Texas) targets 613 acres near Gray Summit — P&Z recommended approval with split vote. Pacific ROOT Coalition has retained lawyers.

The Armory Innovation Data Center received conditional use permit approval on April 21, 2026 via a virtual, last-second vote by the Board of Public Service. Hours of public opposition preceded the vote. Developers include Contour, TeraWatt, THO Investments, and others. Expected to generate $432M in tax revenue over 10 years.