Kansas City data center market brief

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Market Brief · BUILDDCPI score pending · Live as of 88% live coverage · 7/8 sections

At a Glance 2 of 3 KPIs live

Operational861 MWsum of the sites that report MW; most do not
Pipeline277 MW
FacilitiesGlobal facility map
Queue WaitNot tracked
Top OperatorDataBank

Power & Grid 4 of 5 metrics live

ISOSPP
Queue Capacity16,772 MW
Queue WaitNot tracked
Reserve Margin24.0%
Gen Additions 12mo1,682 MW
Interconnect Pending32,700 MW

Pipeline 4 projects tracked

OperatorFacilityPowerStatusETA
LambdaLambda Kansas City100 MWPlannedNot tracked
GoogleGoogle Kansas City Building 2100 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
MetaMeta Kansas City Building 275 MWUnder ConstructionNot tracked
GoogleGoogle Kansas City #2 (Project Mica)2 MWPlannedNot tracked

Operator Footprint 5 operators tracked

OperatorFacilitiesTotal MW
DataBank514 MW
Google4802 MW
Meta3425 MW
Netrality225 MW
Lumen Technologies Inc20 MW

M&A Activity (24mo) 2 deals tracked

DateBuyerSellerValueMW
Not trackedGoogleNot tracked$10,000Not tracked
Not trackedDigital RealtyNot tracked$475Not tracked

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We will surface live powered-shell and land comps data here as soon as our transaction-tracker crawl returns rows for Kansas City. Full coverage typically lands within ~6 months of a market joining the DCPI.

Risk Factors 1 of 2 signals live

12-Month Outlook

Kansas City operates 110 tracked facilities totaling 2,351 MW across all development stages, with DataBank, Google, and Meta collectively operating 12 sites. The market hosts a diversified operator base beyond the top three, indicating established infrastructure maturity and multi-tenant appeal. Facility count and megawatt volume place Kansas City among active regional markets, though the deployment landscape includes sites under construction, planned, and unverified listings alongside operational assets.

This combination suggests that new power can be sourced and delivered to the market, though project developers will encounter real infrastructure coordination costs. The verdict does not address demand, economics, or competitive positioning; it reflects supply-side feasibility for incremental capacity.

Deal flow activity is visible but sparse in recent tracking windows. Digital Realty has also signaled expansion intent through land acquisition tied to AI-driven data center development in the region. Community and municipal pushback on proposed projects in Independence and downtown Kansas City suggests that permitting and local approval remain friction points separate from power availability. This opposition has delayed voting on downtown proposals but does not alter underlying power economics.

Regulatory and community sentiment will shape implementation velocity more than power supply over the next 18–24 months.

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