Nebraska is emerging as a growing data center market in the central United States, led by major hyperscale developments from Google and Meta and a new wave of AI and high-performance computing projects.

The Google Nebraska Data Center - Tenaska Energy Campus, Project Horizon / Tech oNE Crossing, Google Lincoln Campus (Agate Project), Sequitor Edge Kearney Data Center, and Google Omaha Data Center Expansion are among the key upcoming and expanding data center developments in Nebraska.

This article examines the top upcoming data center projects in Nebraska, Google's expanding presence, AI data center developments, the number of facilities and projects in the state, and the power, land, connectivity, and regulatory factors shaping Nebraska's next phase of data center growth. 

List of New Upcoming Data Center Projects in Nebraska 2026

Google Nebraska Data Center - Tenaska Energy Campus

The Google Nebraska Data Center is a proposed large-scale data center development that could require between 1,000 MW and 3,000 MW of power, potentially making it one of the largest data center projects in Nebraska and the United States if developed at the upper end of the proposed range. 

The project would be supported by a privately developed natural gas power plant, with Tenaska identified as the energy developer and Google as the data center user. The documents also identify Tallgrass Energy as a potential natural gas and carbon transportation partner, although Tallgrass has denied involvement.

Capacity and Power Infrastructure

The proposed data center could require approximately 1,000-3,000 MW of electricity, substantially exceeding the roughly 800 MW peak demand across Lincoln Electric System's service area.

Tenaska is considering a dedicated utility-scale natural gas power plant to supply the data center. The plant could potentially generate more than 1,365 MW, the capacity of Nebraska Public Power District's Gerald Gentleman Station.

The proposal also includes carbon capture and storage technology to capture emissions from the natural gas generation. Captured carbon could potentially be transported through pipeline infrastructure.

Development Status and Timeline

• January 2026: Project documents were presented at a private Nebraska public power district meeting.

• 2026: Tenaska had secured land options across Gage, Lancaster, Otoe and Cass counties for the proposed development.

• 2026: The project remained in the proposal and development stage, with no confirmed final site publicly disclosed.

• 2029: Project documents indicate the facility could potentially become operational.

• Current Status: Proposed; the development timeline and final configuration remain uncertain.

Key Contractors and Partners

Project Horizon / Tech oNE Crossing

Source: Nebraska TV

Project Horizon is a planned data center development at the Tech oNE Crossing technology and industrial park in Kearney, Nebraska. The project is being developed by Starwood Digital Ventures (SDV) and MARA Holdings, with Worldwide Mission Critical also involved in the development. The campus is planned for a total capacity of 368 MW at full build-out, with the first phase providing 100 MW of capacity.

Capacity and Power Infrastructure

The project will be developed in multiple phases, beginning with a 100 MW Phase 1. The full campus is planned to reach 368 MW at build-out.

Project Horizon will occupy approximately 72 acres within the Tech oNE Crossing business park. According to the project developer, the facility is expected to use approximately 1,250 gallons of water per day.

Development Status and Timeline

• August 21, 2026: Kearney Planning Commission approved the project.

• September 8, 2026: Kearney City Council unanimously approved Project Horizon and its conditional use permit.

• Late 2026: Construction is projected to begin in November or December.

• Spring 2028: Phase 1 is expected to become operational.

• Full Build-out: The campus is planned to reach 368 MW through multiple phases.

Key Contractors and Partners

Google Lincoln Campus (Agate Project)

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The Google Lincoln Data Center, also known as the Agate Project, is an under-construction hyperscale data center campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. The project is one of the largest upcoming data centres by Google on a roughly 570-to-600-acre site in Lancaster County and is planned to include approximately 2 million square feet of data center space. 

The project was initially filed under the Agate LLC entity in 2019 before Google publicly confirmed its involvement. The development forms part of Google's broader USD 1.2 billion investment in Nebraska and represents one of the state's largest data center developments.

Capacity and Power Infrastructure  

The Google Lincoln campus is planned as a large-scale hyperscale facility with an estimated 70 MW power capacity. Planning documents indicate approximately 2 million square feet of data center space across the site.

The campus is located near existing electrical infrastructure, including a substation across Highway 77. Lincoln Electric System (LES) is the primary electric utility supporting the development and has worked on facility extensions and interconnection arrangements associated with Google's expansion in Lincoln.

The project also requires significant water and wastewater infrastructure to support its cooling systems. A dedicated USD 10 million underground wastewater pipeline is being constructed to transport cooling-related wastewater from the data center to Lincoln's Northeast Water Resource Recovery Facility.

Development Status and Timeline

• July 2019: Agate LLC filed plans for the Lancaster County data center campus.

• August 2023: Google confirmed that it was behind the Agate Project.

• 2026: Site preparation and supporting infrastructure work progressed.

• May–June 2026: Construction began on a dedicated wastewater pipeline for the data center's cooling system.

• Mid-2026: Data center construction and utility work remained ongoing, with personnel active at the site.

• Completion: Google has not publicly announced a commercial operations date.

Key Contractors and Partners

Sequitor Edge Kearney Data Center

Source: Omaha World Herald

The Sequitor Edge Kearney Data Center is a planned 40,000-square-foot edge computing facility at the Tech oNE Crossing technology park in Kearney, Nebraska. The project is being developed by Sequitor Edge through Sequitor America LLC and Shamrock Data LLC and is designed to provide regional colocation, cloud, and AI computing services. 

The facility is planned for approximately 5 MW of power capacity and is scheduled to become operational in early 2027.

Capacity and Power Infrastructure

The facility is planned with an initial power capacity of approximately 5 MW and will occupy a 16.43-acre site within Tech oNE Crossing.

The site was selected for its access to Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) infrastructure, including dual-feed substations designed to provide reliable power to the facility. The data center will also use multiple fiber routes to support low-latency connectivity.

The facility is planned as a Tier III data center, with rack capacities ranging from 5 kW to 100 kW. Its services will include colocation, cloud on-ramps, GPU/AI-as-a-service, and edge computing for enterprise, healthcare, and ag-tech workloads.

Development Status and Timeline

• February 2025: Sequitor Edge launched its regional operating arm, Sequitor Heartland.

• September 2025: Kearney City Council approved the sale of approximately 16 acres in Tech oNE Crossing to Shamrock Data LLC.

• August 2026: The Kearney Planning Commission approved the project with a Conditional Use Permit covering its phased development.

• Late 2026: Initial site and facility development is expected to progress.

• Early 2027: The facility is scheduled to become operational.

Key Contractors and Partners

Google Omaha Data Center - Expansion

The Google Omaha Data Center - Expansion is a planned expansion of Google's data center campus near State Street and Blair High Road in northwest Omaha, Nebraska. The original development was filed under Westwood Solutions, LLC and includes four data center buildings totaling more than 1.4 million square feet. Google is seeking to add another 187 acres to the existing 270-acre site, potentially increasing the campus to more than 2.2 million square feet of data center space.

Capacity and Infrastructure

The original project was planned as a four-building data center campus covering more than 1.4 million square feet. Google estimated an investment of approximately USD 750 million, with construction expected to take 18 to 24 months.

The proposed expansion would add approximately 187 acres adjacent to the existing 270-acre site. If approved and fully developed, the expanded campus could provide more than 2.2 million square feet of gross data center space.

Development Status and Timeline

• 2021: Google filed plans for the Omaha data center under Westwood Solutions, LLC.

• 2021: The original plans called for four buildings totaling more than 1.4 million sq. ft.

• 2023: Google sought to rezone an additional 187 acres next to the existing 270-acre site.

• 2023: Subdivision and Special Use Permit requests were submitted for the proposed expansion.

• Current Status: The expansion is in the planning and rezoning stage.

Key Project Entities and Partners

Data Center Locations in Nebraska

Nebraska's data center footprint is concentrated around Omaha, Papillion/Sarpy County, and Lincoln, while newer development is emerging in Kearney and Grand Island. A potentially much larger development could also emerge in southeast Nebraska if the reported Google/Tenaska project proceeds.

Data Centers in Omaha, Nebraska

The Omaha metro is Nebraska's primary hyperscale data center hub. The area includes Google's Papillion campus, Google's northwest Omaha campus, Meta's Sarpy Data Center campus spanning Papillion and Springfield, and smaller enterprise and colocation facilities.

Google's northwest Omaha data center, near State Street and Blair High Road, was announced in 2022 and was confirmed operational by Google in November 2024. The facility occupies a 261-acre site.

Meta's Sarpy Data Center campus broke ground in Papillion in 2017 and came online in 2019. The campus subsequently expanded into Springfield and was described in 2022 as a nine-building, approximately 4-million-square-foot campus. Further construction was underway in 2026. 

Omaha also has smaller facilities, including 1623 Farnam and First National Technology Solutions, while a TierPoint facility operates in nearby Bellevue.

Data Centers in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln has traditionally had a smaller enterprise and colocation market, but Google's investment has significantly changed its data center profile.

Google confirmed its Lincoln campus, also known as the Agate Project, in August 2023. The project occupies approximately 580 acres northwest of 56th Street and Interstate 80 in Lancaster County and represents an initial investment of more than USD 600 million.

As of mid-2026, construction activity was underway. Capacity figures remain unresolved: a utility presentation cited an initial 70 MW load, while Lincoln Electric System separately reported 423 MW of new wind-energy procurement associated with the site. These figures should not be treated as equivalent measures of data center IT capacity.

Data Centers in Other Nebraska Cities

Kearney has emerged as a new data center location through projects at the Tech oNE Crossing business park. Project Horizon has received conditional-use approval for a potential 368 MW campus, while Sequitor Edge Kearney is planned as a 40,000-square-foot edge facility.

Grand Island has a specialized computing presence through Fortitude Mining Holdings, which completed and energized a 12 MW cryptocurrency-mining facility in 2026. The facility operates under an interruptible-power arrangement with Grand Island Utilities.

Papillion and Springfield form an important part of the Omaha-area hyperscale market through Google's and Meta's campuses. Bellevue also has a smaller TierPoint colocation facility.

Google Data Center in Nebraska

Google has established one of the state's largest hyperscale footprints, with three confirmed Nebraska campuses and a fourth large project reported as proposed but unconfirmed.

AI Data Centers in Nebraska

Nebraska's AI data center market is still developing. Existing hyperscale facilities operated by Google and Meta can support AI and high-performance computing workloads, while newer projects are being designed or proposed around much larger power requirements.

Google has specifically associated its continued Nebraska investment with growing demand for Google Cloud and artificial intelligence services. Meta's Sarpy campus also forms part of the company's broader hyperscale infrastructure supporting AI workloads.

The most significant AI-scale proposal is the Google/Tenaska southeast Nebraska project, which has been reported at 1,000-3,000 MW. The project remains unconfirmed, and its site has not been finalized.

AI Data Center Projects in Nebraska

How Many Data Centers Are in Nebraska?

Nebraska has approximately 12-16 identified data center facilities and projects.

Conclusion

Nebraska has developed a significant data center presence despite being a relatively small U.S. state by population. Google and Meta have established major hyperscale campuses in the Omaha metro, Google is expanding into Lincoln, and Kearney is emerging as a new location for high-density computing projects.

The state's identified data center footprint is currently estimated at 12-16 facilities and projects, although the number varies depending on how smaller colocation facilities and projects at different development stages are counted. The next phase could be considerably larger. Project Horizon represents a potential 368 MW Kearney campus, while the reported Google/Tenaska southeast Nebraska project could reach 1,000-3,000 MW if it is ultimately confirmed and developed.

For Nebraska, the central issue is increasingly not simply whether data centers will be built, but how the state will provide the power, transmission infrastructure, cooling resources and regulatory framework required by increasingly large AI and hyperscale facilities.

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