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Our StoryThe community of Shawnee county Kansas is fighting for its farmland and freedoms against hyperscale datacenters.
Feb. 11, 2026 Topeka & Shawnee County Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) Meeting
In this meeting, GoTopeka notes that there are 8 pending data centers in the pipeline headed to Shawnee County, and that all interested data centers are over 500 megawatts - 5 times larger than Evergy’s current largest user.
July 7, 2026 City of Topeka - Councilmember Christina Valdivia-Alcala Questions City Manager Perez
July 20, 2026 City of Topeka Planning Commission Meeting
“ I don’t think that us as citizens are doing enough actual research,” said Councilor Nelson during a discussion regarding data centers and the previous week's unanimous 12-month moratorium vote by the Topeka City Council. “I think we’re jumping on the social media bandwagons and not really reading into it. But, I have done the research, and it’s really not as bad.”
July 7, 2026 City of Topeka Data Center Overview
Leigha Boling, Topeka’s Director of Economic Development, details conversations that the city has had with Compass Data Centers about a site adjacent to the Walmart Distribution Center.