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Clay County, Missouri

Clay County, Missouri has 1.7 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 15 records, against 0 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 859.9 MW of planned generation across 6 projects. That is 23.4% of Missouri's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Southwest Power Pool (SPP)Refreshed monthly
1.7GW
data centers, planned to operating
15
data center records, not cancelled
23.4%
of Missouri's data center MW
0MW
operating generation, no plants on record
859.9MW
planned generation, 6 projects
2
data center developers active here
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Clay County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 1 of its 4 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Clinton Ray Jackson 1.8 GW Clay 1.7 GW Platte
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

Headline finding
1.7GW

of data centers on record, with no generation operating inside the county. The planned pipeline would add 859.9 MW across 6 projects.

Data centers, planned to operating1.7 GW
Operating generation0 MW
Planned generation859.9 MW

Data centers by status

15 records, 1.7 GW

Operating144 MW3 records, 9%
Under construction884.2 MW7 records, 53%
Planned636.7 MW5 records, 38%
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The data center pipeline

14 records list a year online or expected, from 2024 to 2029. The largest expected additions are 793.4 MW listed for 2027 and 496.7 MW for 2028. 1 record list no year.

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
0200400600800 Snapshot year 2024 2025 139 2026 793 2027 497 2028 140 2029
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YearRecordsMW
2024296
202500
20262139
20276793
20283497
20291140
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 14 records with a year; 1 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Clay

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.

Google 1.4 GW 9 sites
Meta 224 MW 6 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Google91,441
Meta6224
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Power generation in the county

No operating plant is on record inside Clay County. The queue adds 859.9 MW across 6 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Clay County

OperatingPlanned
Battery StoragePlanned 859.9 MW 6 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Battery StoragePlanned6859.9
Operating: 0 MW. Planned: 859.9 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 859.9 MW against 1.7 GW 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. 1 planned project lists no date and is left out.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0100200300400 100 2027 350 2028 200 2029 200 2030
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20271100
20282350
20291200
20301200
No planned project is past its listed year

Clay County against its neighbors

Jackson County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 1.8 GW, more than Clay County. 1 of the 1 has more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Jackson County 11
1,794
2,019
669 0.89x
Clay County this page 15
1,665
0
860 no operating MW

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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What changed since June 4, 2026

3 projects in Clay County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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1
added to a queue, 9.9 MW
1
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 200 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
1
slipped its in-service date, 200 MW

Every change in Clay County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 3 changes.

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County: Clay County, MOSince June 4, 2026 3 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Clay 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: Clay County, MOStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 21 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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