Bluebird Underground Data Center
Springfield, MO
Source: Primary source
Bluebird Underground Data Center is a mapped data center in MO.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkBluebird Fiber — colocation facility (6 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Springfield's proposed data center definition sets 3 classificationsKansas City Star· Oct 12, 2026
- Work underway for Springfield initiative petition to ban data centersSpringfield News-Leader· Oct 11, 2026
- Springfield looks to define ‘data center’ and extend administrative delay on their developmentSpringfield Business Journal· Oct 6, 2026
- Missouri developer sues critic of data center proposals for defamationSpringfield News-Leader· Oct 6, 2026
- Springfield seeks to extend application delay, define ‘data center’ in codeKY3· Oct 5, 2026
- Springfield officials pushing to extend data center pauseYahoo· Oct 5, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Hickory Hills Elem. in Springfield, is 1.1 mi from this site (353 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.