Meta Kansas City (Golden Plains)
Kansas City, Platte County County, MO
Source: Primary source
Meta Kansas City (Golden Plains) is an operating data center in Platte County County, MO, operated by Facebook USA, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkOnline Aug 2025; $1B Northland site, 1.4M sqft, LEED Gold.
Operator chain
- Files asFacebook USA, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Kansas City (Golden Plains)
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- Could coming KCK data center actually restore environment around old coal plant?Kansas City Star· Jun 8, 2026
- Small Kansas towns pushing back against data centers, a growing trend nationwideKSHB 41 Kansas City· May 28, 2026
- When data center developers buy up land, Missouri farmers lose out | OpinionKansas City Star· Apr 24, 2026
- $800M Kansas City Data Center Project Progresses as Operational Phase AdvancesConstruction Review· Apr 20, 2026
- AI Data Center Sparks Concern Among KC Metro ResidentsNortheast News KC· Mar 25, 2026
- Liberty approves $229 million in tax breaks for huge new $1.4 billion data centerKansas City Star· Mar 24, 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, Lead Innovation Studio in Kansas City, is 3.2 mi from this site.
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.