Kansas' first hyperscale data center to be twice as big as developers pitched

Kansas' first hyperscale data center in De Soto has nearly tripled in planned size to ~3 million square feet after groundbreaking, expanding from the initially pitched 1.14 million square feet. The expansion raises regulatory and community concerns about environmental impact and enforcement, with the city only now beginning to establish data center noise rules.

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