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Shawnee County, Kansas

Shawnee County, Kansas has 508 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 10 records, against 8.2 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 270 MW of planned generation across 2 projects. That is 20.4% of Kansas's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Southwest Power Pool (SPP)Refreshed monthly
508MW
data centers, planned to operating
10
data center records, not cancelled
20.4%
of Kansas's data center MW
8.2MW
operating generation, 9 projects
270MW
planned generation, 2 projects
1
data center developers active here
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Shawnee County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 4 of its 6 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Jackson no data centers Osage no data centers Pottawatomie no data centers Jefferson Shawnee 508 MW Douglas no data centers Wabaunsee
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

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more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Shawnee County's own plants cover 1.6% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 270 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating508 MW
Operating generation8.2 MW
Planned generation270 MW

Data centers by status

10 records, 508 MW

Planned508 MW10 records, 100%
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The data center pipeline

10 records list a year online or expected, from 2028 to 2032. The largest expected additions are 101.6 MW listed for 2028 and 101.6 MW for 2032.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
050100150 102 2028 102 2029 2030 2031 102 2032
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YearRecordsMW
20282102
20292102
20302102
20312102
20322102
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 10 records with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Shawnee

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

Compass Datacenters 508 MW 10 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Compass Datacenters10508
Members see all 1 developer, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
Aggregates only. Campus names are for members.

Power generation in the county

9 plants operate inside Shawnee County, 8.2 MW of landfill gas and solar. The queue adds 270 MW across 2 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Shawnee County

OperatingPlanned
Battery StoragePlanned 270 MW 2 projects
Landfill GasOperating 5.6 MW 7 projects
SolarOperating 2.6 MW 2 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Battery StoragePlanned2270
Landfill GasOperating75.6
SolarOperating22.6
Operating: 8.2 MW. Planned: 270 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 278.2 MW against 508 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0100200300 270 2030
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20302270
No planned project is past its listed year

Shawnee County against its neighbors

None of the 4 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Pottawatomie County has the most operating generation among them, 2.2 GW.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Shawnee County this page 10
508
8
270 62x
Pottawatomie County 0
0
2,188
923 0x
Douglas County 0
0
540
159 0x
Jackson County 0
0
22
300 0x
Osage County 0
0
21
500 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

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Every record in Shawnee County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 21 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Shawnee County, KSStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 21 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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