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Independence

Project of Nebius

Kind
datacenter
Location
Independence, Missouri
County
Jackson County
State/region
MO
Country
US
Status
under construction as of September 30, 2026

Where it stands

Nebius began construction (broke ground) on an AI data center campus in Independence, Missouri in May 2026, described as its first gigawatt-scale digital infrastructure project in the U.S. No passage reports any capacity energized or in service, and no specific MW figures are given for this site (the 65 MW figure in P32 refers to U.K. sites).

Assessed October 18, 2026 from the newest filings, releases and reporting that name this project (newest relied on: September 30, 2026).

Capacity

What has actually been delivered, against what has been promised. Each figure links to the statement it came from.

StageCapacityAs ofSource
Energized power flowing today--
Contracted a customer is on the hook--
Under construction1,000 MW2026-09-30Independence, Missouri groundbreaking
Permitted--
Interconnect approved utility has agreed to deliver--
Interconnect requested in a queue, nothing approved--
Announced a press-release figure1,200 MW2026-10-26Independence, Missouri data center 1.2 GW

Claims about this project

2026-05-15 - stated
Independence Missouri data center construction 400.0 acres.
2026-09-10 - stated
AI data center campus construction in Independence, Missouri.
2026-09-30 - stated
Independence, Missouri groundbreaking 1000.0 MW.
2026-09-30 - stated
Independence, Missouri gigawatt-scale AI factory groundbreaking.
2026-10-26 - stated
Independence, Missouri data center 1.2 GW 1200.0 MW.

Site intelligence

Analytical estimate. Each site below is located from public records (filings, releases, news, OpenStreetMap) and checked against free satellite imagery; "How we located this site" lists every step and the score it earned. The conclusion is computed from night-time lights, surface heat and year-over-year change, with the dates it rests on. These are hypotheses under active tracking, not legal parcels or an official endorsement.
Nebius AI Data Center
Probable
Jackson County, MO
39.1012, -94.3096
Approximate address 232 Bly Rd, Independence, MO 64056, USA Reverse-geocoded from the candidate centroid; not a permit-confirmed parcel address.
Conclusion so far Under construction: the site is changing year over year. · confidence 60%
In progress: night-time lights at the site ran 1.27x the surrounding area (0 of 18 clear nights, 2026-07-06 to 2026-10-16); surface temperature +0.9 K against its surroundings (17 pass(es), 2026-07-11 to 2026-10-23); vegetation -0.22 NDVI against the same season a year earlier; built-up index +0.22 against the same season a year earlier. Based on 70 clear observation(s) from 2026-06-30 to 2026-10-28.
What would change this: Change stopping for a season, or lights/heat showing the site has started operating.
Latest clear imagery: Google 2026-10-25 · Landsat 2026-10-23 · Sentinel-2 2026-10-22 · ECOSTRESS thermal 2026-10-17 · night lights 2026-10-16 · radar 2026-10-14 · NAIP 2022-06-29
Newest clear images179 clear image date(s)
Visual view of nebius-independence, 2026-10-25 (Google Earth (wide view))
2026-10-25Google Earth (wide view) · 3.71 m/pixel
Visual view of nebius-independence, 2026-10-25 (Google Earth (close view))
2026-10-25Google Earth (close view) · 0.46 m/pixel
Visual view of nebius-independence, 2026-10-23 (Landsat 8/9)
2026-10-23Landsat 8/9 · 30 m/pixel
Visual view of nebius-independence, 2026-10-22 (Sentinel-2)
2026-10-22Sentinel-2 · 10 m/pixel
How we located this site
50/100 (probable): footprint location 40 + OSM feature named for the project 10
  1. Starting point (the project's stated locality) 2026-10-28
    Independence, Missouri → 39.09112, -94.41551 (locality)
  2. Located from a published address 2026-10-28
    Nebius AI Data Center → 39.10124, -94.30957 (footprint), 9.2 km from seed
  3. OpenStreetMap features nearby 2026-10-28
    1 named match(es)
Recent changes
  • 2025-10-04 vs 2025-09-01: new roof or pavement visible
  • 2025-09-01 vs 2025-08-16: clearing or grading visible
  • 2025-07-16 vs 2025-06-21: vegetation recovery visible
  • 2025-10-12 vs 2025-09-30: structural change (radar signal shift)
  • 2025-09-22 vs 2025-09-12: clearing or grading visible

Satellite imagery on this page is drawn from the Google Earth satellite basemap, USDA NAIP aerial photography (~1 m/pixel), ESA Sentinel-2 multispectral (10 m, with per-date cloud masks), NASA / USGS Landsat 8/9 (30 m, plus surface temperature), ESA Sentinel-1 radar (all-weather, night), NASA ECOSTRESS thermal (~70 m), and NASA Black Marble night lights (500 m, daily). Each image is dated, labelled by source and pixel resolution, and downloadable at its native size; cloudy dates are kept and marked rather than hidden. New scenes are pulled daily as each provider publishes them.