Google New Florence Data Center Campus (Project Spade)

approved

Acreage conflict: 934 acres (DCD, missouridatacenters.org) vs about 910 acres (datacentermap) vs '780 acres plus 130 acres in city limits' (missouridatacenters.org state overview). Building conflict: two buildings of roughly 800,000 sq ft each (DCD) vs three buildings of more than 1.08M sq ft each (missouridatacenters.org, datacentermap). Capacity conflict: a 1.2 GW target is reported by DCD and servercountry.org while a third-party tracker lists two 600 MW buildings; no MW field asserted. Ameren Missouri is to bring 500 MW of new capacity; Google has already contracted 1 GW in Missouri and Evergy is involved in a Capacity Commitment Framework. missouridatacenters.org lists the Project Spade end-user as undisclosed, which conflicts with the Google attribution in state and DCD reporting.

Key data: Ameren Missouri | MISO (Ameren Missouri / AMMO)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

Developer: Related Digital | Owner: Google | County: Montgomery | Research region: East-central Missouri / I-70 corridor

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

Key data: Utility: Ameren Missouri | Grid area: MISO (Ameren Missouri / AMMO)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

Key data: Cooling: Closed-loop air-cooled design; water use limited to domestic use

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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CONFLICTING

The New Florence campus is reported as closed-loop air-cooled with water use limited to domestic use, on 934 acres with a 1.2 GW target and Related Digital as developer.

Key data: Closed-loop air cooling; 934 acres; 1.2 GW target

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: conflicting_sources_preserved · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Limitation: Acreage (934 vs ~910 vs 780+130) and building count (two ~800,000 sq ft vs three >1.08M sq ft) conflict across sources.

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approved

Key data: Jurisdictions: New Florence | Montgomery County | Missouri | Tax incentives: Montgomery County Chapter 100 taxable industrial revenue bonds up to $100 billion, approved 3-0 | Requirement of at least 75 high-wage jobs per building | Estimated $1.62 billion benefit reported

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

The Montgomery County Commission approved Chapter 100 taxable industrial revenue bonds for the Google data center 3-0, with a requirement of at least 75 high-wage jobs per building.

Key data: Chapter 100 IRB approved 3-0; >=75 high-wage jobs per building

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: source_backed_unverified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-06-10

Limitation: Bond authorization ceiling reported elsewhere at up to $100 billion.

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approved

Opponents' lawsuit heard in Cole County Circuit Court on 2026-06-01

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

Governor Mike Kehoe described it as the largest single investment in Missouri history

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-13

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approved

Google announced a $15 billion Missouri infrastructure investment centered on New Florence

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-05-21

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approved

Opponents' lawsuit heard in Cole County Circuit Court

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06-01

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approved

Montgomery County Commission approved Chapter 100 taxable industrial revenue bonds 3-0

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-06-10

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approved

Construction expected to begin, with roughly three years to completion

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026

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announced

Google announced a $15 billion investment for a New Florence, Montgomery County data center, described by Governor Mike Kehoe as the largest single investment in Missouri history, with Ameren Missouri to bring 500 MW of new capacity and roughly 2,000 construction jobs.

Key data: $15B investment; Ameren Missouri to add 500 MW

Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: source_backed_unverified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-05-21

Limitation: Announced commitment, not realized capital expenditure; the 500 MW figure is new utility capacity, not a verified facility IT load.

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