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Nebius Independence AI factory
Under construction
United States · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
Nebius is building what it calls its first gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure project in the US on about 400 acres in eastern Independence, Missouri, near Route 78 and Little Blue Parkway. The project page describes up to 1.2 GW across four buildings built over five to seven years, with 800 MW from Independence Power & Light and 400 MW of possible on-site generation still under evaluation. Nebius bought the land in December 2025, the City Council approved a Chapter 100 incentive in March 2026, and ground was broken in May 2026 with ARCO as general contractor.
Source record as of 2026-10-09 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
Nebius Independence AI factory
Under construction last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Independence, Missouri, US. City centroid from the Wikipedia infobox for Independence (s3). The groundbreaking release places the roughly 400-acre site in eastern Independence and the project page puts it at Route 78 and Little Blue Parkway, but no geocoder was used, so the point is the city centroid rather than the site. The city spans Jackson and Clay counties, so no county is given. Nebius; Nebius; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | up to 1,200 MW | Planned · Campus · Unspecified | 2026-10-09 | Total capacity on the undated project page, accessed on this date; the groundbreaking release calls the project gigawatt-scale without a figure. | Nebius |
| Power capacity | 800 MW | Planned · Campus · Grid connection | 2026-10-09 | Share of the 1.2 GW the project FAQ attributes to Independence Power & Light; a further study for additional utility power is expected in early 2029. | Nebius |
| Power capacity | 400 MW | Planned · Campus · Onsite generation | 2026-10-09 | On-site generation share in the FAQ; the same page says on-site generation is still being evaluated for a future phase. | Nebius |
| Land area | about 400 acres | Acquired · Campus | 2026-05-12 | Nebius; Nebius | |
| Buildings | 4 count | Planned · Campus | 2026-10-09 | Nebius | |
| Jobs construction | about 1,200 count | Planned · Campus | 2026-05-12 | The project page says more than 1,000. | Nebius |
| Jobs permanent | about 130 count | Planned · Campus | 2026-05-12 | Nebius; Nebius |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebius | Developer | Nebius; Nebius | |
| Nebius | Owner | The project page says Nebius bought the land from Northpoint in December 2025. | Nebius |
| ARCO National Construction | Builder | General contractor for phase 1. | Nebius; Nebius |
| Independence Power & Light | Utility | To supply 800 MW through the Southwest Power Pool grid and deliver initial power in the second half of 2026. | Nebius |
| City of Independence | Government | City Council approved the Chapter 100 industrial development incentive in March 2026. | Nebius |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | Site acquired | Actual | Land purchased from Northpoint. | Nebius |
| 2026-03 | Other | Actual | Independence City Council approved the Chapter 100 industrial development incentive application. | Nebius |
| 2026-05-12 | Construction started | Actual | Groundbreaking; construction of the first phase underway. | Nebius; Nebius |
| 2026-H2 | Other | Planned | Independence Power & Light expected to deliver initial power. | Nebius |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | Power from Independence Power & Light, a city utility in the Southwest Power Pool, with Nebius paying full costs; a privately financed plant by Independence Power Partners at the retired Blue Valley plant site is described as part of the supply plan. | Nebius |
| Other | Possible on-site generation of about 400 MW for a future phase, technology not specified and still under evaluation. | Nebius |
| Diesel backup | Two diesel emergency generators per building. | Nebius |
The Independence project page is undated; status_as_of and the as_of dates of figures taken only from it are the date it was accessed, when it said construction had begun.
Sources for these details
- Nebius breaks ground on gigawatt-scale AI factory in Independence, Missouri — Nebius; 2026-05-12
- Nebius in Independence, Missouri project page — Nebius; publication date not stated · Archived source
- Independence, Missouri — Wikipedia; publication date not stated
- Companies
- Developer: Nebius (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: Nebius (unknown scope) evidence
- Owner: Nebius (unknown scope) evidence
- Builder: ARCO National Construction (unknown scope) evidence
- Builder: ARCO National Construction (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Independence Power & Light (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: City of Independence (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Nebius breaks ground on gigawatt-scale AI factory in Independence, Missouri evidence row
Nebius · published 2026-05-12 · Company disclosure - Locator
- Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence
- Source checks
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reviewed
No imagery review is recorded for this project. Its status rests only on the dated authoritative source. · no independent imagery verificationStatus age at review: 18 days before the data update on 2026-10-27
Location details
- Coordinates
- 39.09250, -94.41390
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Locality reference only
- Scope class
- locality
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- City centroid from the Wikipedia infobox for Independence (s3). The groundbreaking release places the roughly 400-acre site in eastern Independence and the project page puts it at Route 78 and Little Blue Parkway, but no geocoder was used, so the point is the city centroid rather than the site. The city spans Jackson and Clay counties, so no county is given.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 3e2c6a6a
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence, Missouri Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | f126adf6a07d772677a31fd6dc93d71d504accf84ee58a4ac611c2e249c02ab8Factual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Nebius breaks ground on gigawatt-scale AI factory in Independence, Missouri Archived copy | Nebius Company disclosure | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Jobs Construction, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Milestone: Construction Started, Role: Builder, Role: Developer | source-terms-not-recorded | Nebius | c75e19780ed649661b298c710d655a50d63d865f13a9e3f0aa6ba455849d8294Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| Nebius in Independence, Missouri project page Archived copy | Nebius Company disclosure | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Buildings, Metric: Jobs Permanent, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Construction Started, Milestone: Other, Milestone: Site Acquired, Power Source: Diesel Backup, Power Source: Grid, Power Source: Other, Role: Builder, Role: Developer, Role: Government, Owner claim, Role: Utility | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Nebius | 3268e94e18a2b0885fa7f885db4a92a9514d66aea176c1e3bfdfd71202877c47Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). Nebius Independence AI factory [site vcc-site-acf731facf63970bd84b]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-acf731facf63970bd84b/
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