Colossus Data Center
Spring Hill, Johnson County, KS
Source: Primary source
Colossus Data Center is a withdrawn data center in Johnson County, KS.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
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- Johnson County city sues to keep proposed data center ban off ballotKansas City Star· Aug 15, 2026
- The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the leftThe Verge· Jul 23, 2026
- How candidates for Johnson County Chair would address data center developmentKansas City Star· Jul 20, 2026
- Kansas voters unite across party lines over data centers as midterm elections loomKSHB 41 Kansas City· Jul 15, 2026
- De Soto’s data center project doubled in size from initial designs, drawing complaintsKCUR· Jul 9, 2026
- De Soto could get a second data center — this one nearly 4 times bigger than the firstJohnson County Post· Jun 29, 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, Wolf Creek Elementary School in Spring Hill, is 1.1 mi from this site (303 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.