Compute North
Buffalo County, NE
Source: OpenStreetMap
Compute North is a mapped data center in Buffalo County, NE. DataCentersExposed has documented a 353,355 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkdata center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: SPP · gridstatus- Coal34.8%
- Natural Gas32.1%
- Wind25.3%
- Nuclear5.1%
- Hydro2.7%
Real-time generation mix for the SPP grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 9:30 AM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
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- Commissioners reviewing data center ordinance following community concernsreflector.com· Aug 29, 2026
- FingerMotion Unveils North American Modular AI Data Center StrategyTipRanks· Aug 28, 2026
- In parts of Britain and North America, securing the power for a new AI data centre can take five to 15 years as grid queues, permitting and community opposition slow projects—one reason orbital-computing companies now argue that launching servers into spaSpace Daily· Aug 28, 2026
- Land sale for data center at Tech oNE in Kearney finally completeKearney Hub· Aug 27, 2026
- AI Compute Deal: Microsoft Hits Critical Power Limit At 50MWYellow.com· Aug 27, 2026
- FingerMotion Announces BlueFlare Partnership Strategy to Build Behind-the-Meter AI Data Center Capacity in North AmericaQuiver Quantitative· Aug 27, 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.
Nebraska reported $5.7M in Data Centers sales/use tax exemption (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2704.62) for FY2025 (Nebraska Department of Revenue). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Grand Island), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Sunrise Middle School in Kearney, is 1.4 mi from this site (577 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.