I filed sunshine requests to expose a secretive 10-megawatt high-density data center planned for 2900 South National in Springfield, Missouri, and what I found is appalling.
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Secretive 10-megawatt high-density data center planned for 2900 South National in Springfield, Missouri.
Developer Trent Overhue submitted a planning application on May 26, 2026, prior to the City of Springfield's 120-day moratorium passed on June 29.
The proposed AI-tier tier 3 industrial project is located in a dense residential neighborhood surrounded by homes, apartments, churches, and hospitals.
Community concerns include heat discharge, noise pollution, impact on residential property values, and the usage of commercial diesel generators.
Technical concerns differentiate legacy air-chilled data centers (running 5 to 15 kilowatts per rack) from ultra-high-dense AI systems (running 50 to 100 kilowatts per rack) which utilize closed-loop cooling systems with propylene glycol, presenting potential environmental and fire hazards due to tight spacing and lack of natural airflow.
A Springfield Missouri City Council public hearing is scheduled for August 27, 2026, with residents demanding open transparency, public agenda placement, and democratic accountability from local government commissioners.
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