Project Pilot
DeSoto, Johnson County, KS
Source: Primary source
Project Pilot is a under construction data center in Johnson County, KS, operated by Beale Infrastructure.
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.
Operator chain
- Files asBeale Infrastructure
- This facilityProject Pilot
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
- Beale Infrastructure answers questions on its data center project in De SotoKSHB 41 Kansas City· Aug 6, 2026
- Mixed reviews from De Soto residents over data centerFOX4KC.com· Jul 23, 2026
- De Soto reviewing site application for what could be city's second data center projectKSHB 41 Kansas City· Jul 23, 2026
- De Soto neighbors bring questions for second data center proposal near Panasonic PlantKSHB 41 Kansas City· Jul 23, 2026
- 'We were blindsided': De Soto residents raise concern on data center project more than doubling in sizeKSHB 41 Kansas City· Jul 16, 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, Starside Elem in De Soto, is 2.4 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.