At a glance
- Operator
- Nebius
- Jurisdiction
- Independence, Missouri (Jackson County)
- Incentives
- More than $6 billion in tax breaks (per Axios)
- Capacity
- 800 MW campus (per Axios; another source gives 1.2 GW)
- Power
- Its own natural gas plant at the retired Blue Valley site
- Status
- Broke ground May 2026; chairman expects first phase online by mid-2027
What the sources establish
- Nebius won more than $6 billion in tax breaks for an 800 MW campus in Independence. [1]
- Nebius broke ground in May 2026, after a judge blocked residents from forcing a vote on the project. [1]
- The campus will eventually run on its own natural gas plant at the retired Blue Valley site. [1]
- The company's chairman expects the first phase to come online by mid-2027. [1]
- Axios reports that Missouri's planned data centers would draw more than 20 times the power of the ones running by the end of 2026, with most of that growth aimed at the Kansas City metro. [1]
Conflicts. An earlier summary of the project gave 1.2 GW; this page uses the 800 MW figure from Axios, which was opened in full. Axios also says the rebuilt Blue Valley plant would grow from 250 MW to around 1,100 MW by the end of 2029, but the article does not state whether that plant is the same one Nebius will use. Figures for Missouri as a whole are Cleanview's analysis.
Timeline
- May 2026 — Nebius breaks ground after a judge blocks residents from forcing a vote.
- Sept. 25, 2026 — Axios reports the 800 MW figure, the gas plant plan and the mid-2027 first-phase estimate.
What this page does not establish
- Whether the 800 MW or the 1.2 GW figure is the planned capacity.
- The terms of the tax incentives and their approval date.
- The gas plant's size and permits.
- The campus's water supply.
What to check next
- Independence city council incentive records (Chapter 100).
- Missouri Public Service Commission filings for the Blue Valley plant.
- Air permits for the gas plant.
- Court records on the judge's ruling.