As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 15 local government actions on data centers in Kansas, across 15 jurisdictions in 13 counties: 13 moratoria, 1 conditions ordinance, and 1 zoning exclusion. By status: 12 in force and 3 enacted.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Kansas in this snapshot.
Data centers in Kansas used about 0.1 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 0.4 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in Kansas
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Emporia | Lyon County | Conditions ordinance | enacted | July 23, 2026 |
| Lyon County | Lyon County | Moratorium | in force | July 23, 2026 |
| Americus / Lyon County | Lyon County | Moratorium | in force | July 15, 2026 |
| City of Lawrence | Douglas County | Moratorium | enacted | July 14, 2026 |
| Geary County | Geary County | Moratorium | in force | June 22, 2026 |
| Bourbon County Commission | Bourbon County | Moratorium | enacted | June 15, 2026 |
| Riley County | Riley County | Moratorium | in force | May 18, 2026 |
| Spring Hill | Johnson County | Zoning exclusion | in force | March 25, 2026 |
| Saline County | Saline County | Moratorium | in force | March 17, 2026 |
| Brown County | Brown County | Moratorium | in force | March 2, 2026 |
| Marion County | Marion County | Moratorium | in force | March 2, 2026 |
| Kingman County | Kingman County | Moratorium | in force | February 9, 2026 |
| Sedgwick County | Sedgwick County | Moratorium | in force | January 14, 2026 |
| Harvey County | Harvey County | Moratorium | in force | January 13, 2026 |
| McPherson County | McPherson County | Moratorium | in force | August 4, 2025 |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Kansas that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.