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Proposed data centers near Tonganoxie, De Soto raise slew of questions
Two large data center projects near Tonganoxie and De Soto could become Douglas County’s newest neighbors, bringing energy demands scalable to cities far larger than either town. Ever heard of San Francisco? The data center near rural Tonganoxie, Project Bluestem, would be about 15 minutes away from Lawrence. While the project is still in its early stages, the project’s developer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure, told the Journal-World that if all goes according to plan, the data center could require up to 1.2 gigawatts of power. Indeed, that is almost equivalent to how much it takes to ...