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Exhibit 2 · Project signal

Google 'Project Mica' (Kansas City Northland)

Data Center · Permitting
ISO/RTO:SPPConfidence:High
Status
Permitting
State
MO
County
Platte / Clay
Nearest city
Kansas City
Utility
Evergy
Developer / owner
Google
Estimated load
Not disclosed
Estimated generation
Not disclosed
Reported capex (as cited)
~$10B
Announced
2026
Expected COD
Not confirmed
Public summary
Google confirmed it is behind Project Mica, a $10B, 500-acre, five-building hyperscale campus in Kansas City's Northland, its second data center in the metro. Load not publicly disclosed; a $10B five-building hyperscale campus implies multi-hundred-MW scale. Grid-supplied; Google covers full energy costs under its Evergy agreement.
Grid relevance
Google pays the full grid connection and energy cost, the cost-allocation model regulators now push elsewhere. Evergy faces a multi-gigawatt load buildout across the SPP footprint.
Last updated
2026-06-17
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