Pilot
38000 WEST 103RD STREET · DE SOTO, JOHNSON County, KS
Source: Primary source
Pilot is an operating data center in JOHNSON County, KS.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Overview
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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- 'At what cost and at what benefit?': De Soto residents, officials weigh data center job promisesKSHB 41 Kansas City· Aug 27, 2026
- Canton and Madison County schools anticipate millions of dollars from Amazon data center feesDeSoto County News· Aug 25, 2026
- De Soto debates new data center, other development ordinances on environment, water, transparencyKSHB 41 Kansas City· Aug 21, 2026
- De Soto studies new regulations about signing NDAs in economic development dealsThe Business Journals· Aug 21, 2026
- World’s largest data center developer is seeking tax incentives for De Soto siteKansas City Star· Aug 10, 2026
- Beale Infrastructure answers questions on its data center project in De SotoKSHB 41 Kansas City· Aug 6, 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.
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- PILOTKSR124003
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Kansas City), 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, Starside Elem in De Soto, is 1.8 mi from this site (445 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.