Under construction

Google Project Spade

Google (developer: Related Digital), a hyperscale operator, is building Google Project Spade in New Florence, MO. Reported capacity is 1,200 MW. Google-confirmed ~900+ acre 'Project Spade' campus in New Florence, Montgomery County MO (SE quadrant of I-70/Hwy 19), part of Google's $15B Missouri investment announced 2026, developed with Related Digital; reported target capacity ~1.2GW per multiple outlets (CoStar, PowerMag) though not independently confirmed against a primary Google filing in this session. Construction expected to start 2026. Adjacent/distinct from AWS 'Project Green' (also New Florence, inserted separately) – together these are the two projects driving the 'Stop The Data Dump on New Florence' community opposition.

1,200 MWPlanned capacity

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Project status

Announced
Permitting
Under construction
Operational

Recorded changes

October 22, 2026
Amazon plans to expand Montgomery County data center site
NewsSource: ABC17News.com
September 19, 2026
Montgomery County officials support data center restrictions
NewsSource: Roanoke Times

Community sentiment

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What’s next

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Latest news

Nothing written about this data center yet. The latest from Montgomery County, MO:

Amazon plans to expand Montgomery County data center site
abc17news.comOct 22, 2026

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Records and documentation

Missouri state legislation

Infrastructure Development and Funding Agreement with CRG Acquisition LLCCommunity benefits agreementfas.orgInfrastructure funding and development agreement between the City of Festus and CRG Acquisition LLC for a local data center project.Download
Armory Innovation Data Center Project – Summary of CBA ProvisionsCommunity benefits agreementfas.orgSummary document of negotiated CBA provisions and conditional-use terms for the Armory Innovation data center project in St. Louis.Download
HB1005 - Sales/use tax exemption for data center operationsLegislationdatacenterbans.comProvides sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.Download
Ordinance No. 251031Ordinanceclerk.kcmo.govKansas City, Missouri ordinance reclassifying data centers as an industrial use, enacted January 15, 2026.Download
HB3390 - Creates new provisions related to the construction of data centersLegislationlegiscan.comIn committee May 15, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Google (developer: Related Digital)
County: Montgomery County, MO
Capacity: 1,200 MW
Address: New Florence, MO
Stage: Under construction

Size: not on file

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Photos

Photo: Änna's Substack
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Photo: CoStar
Kehoe: Amazon to invest $10 billion in Montgomery County data center projectABC17News.com
Montgomery County Commission approves tax breaks for Google’s data centerABC17News.com
New Florence AWS data center to tap local aquifer for waterABC17News.com
Montgomery County Commissioner defends Google data center amid pushback, concernsABC17News.com
Alphabet announces new data Center in Montgomery County, MissouriMarkets Insider
Who pays for data center power? Missouri faces a major testSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News