New Florence, MO · Montgomery County County · 38.791°N 91.508°W

Google Project Spade Campus

Google

Under constructionAI-specificConfirmed

Key facts

Location: New Florence, MO, Montgomery County County
Capacity: 1,200 MW planned
Powered by: Ameren Missouri
Announced: 2026-01
Last updated: 2026-07-07

Civic impact

Economics

Land: 934 acres

Energy & water

Energy source: Grid
Cooling: Closed-loop

Community sentiment

Litigation

County commissioners unanimously approved; opposition group Preserve Montgomery County filed a Missouri Sunshine Law lawsuit against the commissioners (Feb 2026).

Status history

Proposed2026-01
Google confirmed as Project Spade end user; administrative review completed
Permitted2026-03
Construction permits delivered
Under construction2026-04-01
Ground broken

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

Last updated: 2026-07-07

Google pledges $15bn investment in New Florence, Missouripress
Data Center DynamicsRetrieved: 2026-07-07
Google Project Spade Campus - Baxtel trackerother
BaxtelRetrieved: 2026-07-07
Two huge data center projects in Montgomery County are dividing the communitypress
Columbia MissourianRetrieved: 2026-07-07
Montgomery County data center development sparks conflictpress
KOMU 8 NewsRetrieved: 2026-07-07

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