AI data center sites in Kansas
96 Kansas counties scored on transmission, the interconnection queue, power price and tax. Updated October 18, 2026.
Open a county for its queue requests, substations, plants and data centers.
| County | Score | Pipeline | Power price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 778 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 67 | 923 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 64 | 1.3 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 63 | 1.3 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 61 | 2.2 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 59 | 650 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 58 | 1.7 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 58 | 765 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 58 | 500 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 57 | 882 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 55 | 585 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 54 | 1.4 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 53 | 918 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 53 | 195 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 52 | 701 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 52 | 404 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 52 | 135 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 51 | 159 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 51 | 150 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 50 | 726 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 48 | 500 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 47 | 600 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 46 | 300 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 46 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 44 | 492 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 44 | 270 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 43 | 200 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | 1.8 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | 419 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | 252 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 42 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 41 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 40 | 1 GW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 40 | 575 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 40 | 202 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 39 | 270 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 39 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 38 | 300 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 38 | 204 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 38 | 200 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 38 | 150 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 38 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 36 | 422 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 36 | 305 MW | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 36 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 36 | - | 8.3¢/kWh | |
| 36 | - | 8.3¢/kWh |
Pipeline: active generation and storage requests in the ISO queue, or EIA planned plants where larger (outside the ISOs). Top kV: highest substation voltage. Power price: the state's industrial average. DCs: GPU colocation, mining sites and AI campuses.
What the data shows
The strongest Kansas counties for a large AI load are Johnson County (73), Pottawatomie County (67) and Sedgwick County (64) on the site score. Kansas sits in SPP; its ISO queues hold 27 GW of active generation and storage requests, 14 GW of them with a signed interconnection agreement, and it has 33 substations at 345 kV and up.
Industrial power averaged 8.3¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 YTD), against 7.9¢/kWh a year earlier, the 19th lowest of the 50 states and DC. Kansas has a data center sales and use tax exemption in force. We track 3 AI campuses and 4 GPU-ready colocation facilities here.
Top 6 counties in detail
1. Johnson CountySPP
Site score 73 of 100
- Transmission
- 20/25
- Generation pipeline
- 10/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 4/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 10/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 778 MW
- Agreement signed
- 778 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 4
- Operating plants
- 447 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Gardner 345kVSPP GEN-2017-195, in service 2020-12 | West Gardner 345kV | 500 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Evergy's Atlantic Substation115kV busSPP GEN-2021-103, in service 2025-08 | Evergy's Atlantic Substation115kV bus | 150 | Storage | Agreement signed |
| West Gardner 345kVSPP GEN-2017-196, in service 2020-12 | West Gardner 345kV | 128 | Storage | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- STILWELL · 10 lines345 kV
- CRAIG · 7 lines345 kV
- WEST GARDNER · 6 lines345 kV
- Unnamed · 6 lines345 kV
- Unnamed · 5 lines161 kV
- CRAIG · 4 lines161 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines161 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines161 kV
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- Beale Infrastructure De Soto campus (Project Pilot) · AI campus, under construction · Kansas City Star via GovTech
- Digital Realty Astra Enterprise Park campus · AI campus, announced, 600 MW · Hoodline
- DataBank MCI2 (Pine Ridge) · GPU colocation, Overland Park, 2 MW
- DataBank MCI3 (South Lake campus) · GPU colocation, Lenexa, 12.75 MW, liquid cooling
- Netrality KC2-7801 Nieman · GPU colocation, Shawnee, 10 MW, liquid cooling
- TierPoint Kansas City - Lenexa · GPU colocation, Lenexa
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
2. Pottawatomie CountySPP
Site score 67 of 100
- Transmission
- 16/25
- Generation pipeline
- 9/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 14/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 923 MW
- Agreement signed
- 202 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 2
- Operating plants
- 2.2 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 720 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey EC 345 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2024-249, in service 2031-01 | Jeffrey EC 345 kV Substation | 721 | Gas | In study |
| Evergy 345kV Jeffrey Energy CenterSPP GEN-2021-107, in service 2026-10 | Evergy 345kV Jeffrey Energy Center | 202 | Solar | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- JEFFREY · 5 lines345 kV
- EAST MANHATTAN · 4 lines230 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Jeffrey Energy Center · Coal, retiring 2030720 MW
3. Sedgwick CountySPP
Site score 64 of 100
- Transmission
- 18/25
- Generation pipeline
- 13/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 5/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 1.3 GW
- Agreement signed
- 993 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 3
- Operating plants
- 389 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 44 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Evans 138kVSPP GEN-2018-057, in service 2029-05 | Gordon Evans 138kV | 203 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Gordon Evans 138kV SubstationSPP GEN-2017-227, in service 2020-12 | Gordon Evans 138kV Substation | 202 | Storage | Agreement signed |
| Gordon Evans 138kV SubstationSPP GEN-2017-226, in service 2020-12 | Gordon Evans 138kV Substation | 202 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Buffalo Flats 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2017-220, in service 2020-12 | Buffalo Flats 345kV Substation | 202 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Murray Gill 138 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2024-166, in service 2029-10 | Murray Gill 138 kV Substation | 200 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
| Buffalo Flats 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2017-221, in service 2020-12 | Buffalo Flats 345kV Substation | 152 | Storage | Agreement signed |
| Buffalo Flats 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2026-SR1 | Buffalo Flats 345kV Substation | 100 | Storage | In study |
| Murray Gill 138 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2022-004, in service 2025-08 | Murray Gill 138 kV Substation | 33 | Solar | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- WICHITA · 10 lines345 kV
- BENTON · 7 lines345 kV
- THISTLE · 5 lines345 kV
- MURRAY GILL · 7 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 6 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- MURRAY GILL · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Wichita Plant · Gas, retired 202444 MW
4. Ford CountySPP
Site score 63 of 100
- Transmission
- 16/25
- Generation pipeline
- 11/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 8/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 1.3 GW
- Agreement signed
- 552 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 327 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 2
- Operating plants
- 1.5 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County-Ironwood 345kVSPP GEN-2026-SR28 | Clark County-Ironwood 345kV | 298 | Storage | In study |
| Spearville to Clark County 345 kV lineSPP GEN-2026-SR9 | Spearville to Clark County 345 kV line | 252 | Storage | In study |
| Spearville to Clark County 345 kV lineSPP GEN-2019-030, in service 2021-12 | Spearville to Clark County 345 kV line | 252 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Clark County 345kV substationSPP GEN-2019-058, in service 2023-06 | Clark County 345kV substation | 150 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Fort Dodge 115 kV SubstationSPP ERAS-2025-033, in service 2027-03 | Fort Dodge 115 kV Substation | 150 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
| North Fort Dodge 115kV SubstationSPP GEN-2019-044, in service 2023-12 | North Fort Dodge 115kV Substation | 100 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Clark County 345kV substationSPP GEN-2019-063, in service 2023-06 | Clark County 345kV substation | 50 | Storage | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- SPEARVILLE · 8 lines345 kV
- IRONWOOD WIND · 2 lines345 kV
- SPEARVILLE · 6 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 5 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines115 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Pioneer Creek Wind, LLC · Wind, planned 2027252 MW
- Boot Hill Energy Storage · Storage, planned 202875 MW
5. Sumner CountySPP
Site score 61 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 15/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 5/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 2.2 GW
- Agreement signed
- 1.6 GW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 765 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 506 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola 345 kV SubstationSPP ERAS-2025-008, in service 2028-04 | Viola 345 kV Substation | 721 | Gas | Agreement signed |
| Wild Plains 345 kV SubstationSPP GEN-2025-SR16 | Wild Plains 345 kV Substation | 300 | Storage | In study |
| Gill - Viola 138 kV Line BreakSPP GEN-2022-214, in service 2027-05 | Gill - Viola 138 kV Line Break | 239 | Solar | Agreement signed |
| Renfrow-Viola 345 kVSPP GEN-2018-128, in service 2021-09 | Renfrow-Viola 345 kV | 200 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Sumner 138kVSPP GEN-2026-SR5 | Sumner 138kV | 200 | Storage | In study |
| Sumner 138kVSPP GEN-2017-121, in service 2021-12 | Sumner 138kV | 200 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Wild Plains 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2026-SR22 | Wild Plains 345kV Substation | 150 | Storage | In study |
| Thistle 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2018-049, in service 2021-12 | Thistle 345kV Substation | 120 | Solar | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- Unnamed · 3 lines345 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Viola Generating Station · Gas, planned 2029765 MW
6. Linn CountySPP
Site score 59 of 100
- Transmission
- 14/25
- Generation pipeline
- 9/20
- Industrial power price
- 18/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 8/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- SPP
- Queue (active)
- 650 MW
- Agreement signed
- 650 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 1
- Operating plants
- 1.6 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, KS
- 8.3¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy La Cygne to Wolf Creek 345kV SubstationSPP GEN-2020-007, in service 2023-07 | Evergy La Cygne to Wolf Creek 345kV Substation | 650 | Solar or wind + storage | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- LA CYGNE · 4 lines345 kV
Data center tax exemption in Kansas
Kansas SB 98 data center sales tax exemption (K.S.A. 79-3606, as amended by 2025 SB 98)
Twenty-year state and local sales tax exemption for construction and remodeling of a qualified data center, data center equipment, eligible site costs and installation labor (electricity is not exempt) for a firm that invests at least $250 million within five years of commencing operations, creates at least 20 new full-time Kansas jobs within two years, signs a 10-year electricity purchase agreement with the serving utility, and passes a Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center security review; no application sunset found.
Recent change: Created by 2025 SB 98 (effective July 1, 2025); Commerce issued program guidelines in November 2025; a 2026 bill (SB 526) proposed a zoning condition, and no enacted change was found.
Source: Kansas Legislature, 2025. General information, not tax advice; ask your tax advisor.
AI data centers being built in Kansas
| Campus | Developer | County | MW | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty Astra Enterprise Park campus | Digital Realty | Johnson County | 600 | announced | HoodlineAug 11, 2026 |
| Red Wolf DCD data center campus (west of Kansas Speedway) | Red Wolf DCD Properties | Wyandotte County | 600 | announced | Construction Review OnlineApr 23, 2026 |
| Beale Infrastructure De Soto campus (Project Pilot) | Beale Infrastructure | Johnson County | - | under construction | Kansas City Star via GovTechJul 9, 2026 |
Busiest points of interconnection in Kansas
| # | Point of interconnection | County | ISO | Requests | Queued MW | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNC Spearville - Holcomb 345kV | Hodgeman County, KS | SPP | 3 | 1,003 | Wind |
How the score works
Six parts out of 100: transmission (25), generation in the queue (20), the state's industrial power price (20), existing and retiring plants (15), sales tax exemption (10) and data center activity (10). The site finder's methodology prints each formula and every source with its date. Markets: SPP (Plains).
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