Nebius AI Center in Missouri is Largest in Country

AI cloud company Nebius, the owner/tenant of Vineland’s Data One center being built on South Lincoln Avenue, recently won approval from the Independence, Missouri City Council for the largest AI factory in the U.S to date. Approval of the Chapter 100 industrial development incentive plan lets Nebius proceed with the construction of the project, which has potential capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts (GW).

The center shared by Nebius and Data One here in Vineland is projected to also reach GW size when built out.

Nebius already operates in the Kansas City area and is committed to operating transparently and has outlined plans to deliver benefits for local communities over the life of the project.

Like Vineland, Independence will include a closed-loop cooling system that keeps water consumption comparable to a restaurant or office building, and noise-reduction technology will be built in throughout. The campus connects to Independence Power & Light (IPL), the city’s municipally owned utility (like Vineland Municipal Electric here), and is structured so as not to increase residential power rates.

Under the approved agreement and associated tax incentive package, Nebius will make Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) projected to deliver over $650 million to the city, local school districts, and other taxing jurisdictions over the 20-year term.

Nebius has also committed to a broad community benefits plan, including STEM and AI literacy programs for local schools, workforce development, support for first responders, and the establishment of a Community Engagement Panel to maintain ongoing dialogue with Independence residents.

The project—a multi-building campus on approximately 400 acres—is expected to create approximately 1,200 skilled construction jobs, mostly among local building trades, with around 130 permanent high-tech positions once the AI factory is fully operational.