White Cloud Acres AI Data Center
Barnard, Nodaway County, MO
Work on White Cloud Acres AI Data Center in Barnard, MO has stalled. Reported capacity is 600 MW with a reported investment of $4 billion. Scale Microgrids proposed a $4B, 600 MW AI data center with on-site generation on farmland near Barnard in Nodaway County (which has no zoning). Opposition group 'Nodaway Says No' gathered 7,000+ signatures; Nodaway County enacted a temporary moratorium on new data center proposals on July 21, 2026. Project remains in planning/discussion and is effectively paused. (Source dated 2026-04-29.).
- 600 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Stalled
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Missouri state legislation
- Infrastructure Development and Funding Agreement with CRG Acquisition LLCInfrastructure 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 ProvisionsSummary 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 operationsProvides sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.Download
- Ordinance No. 251031Kansas 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 centersDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Not announced
- County
- Nodaway County, MO
- Capacity
- 600 MW
- Address
- Barnard, MO
- Stage
- Stalled
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