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Recent Missouri data center news

• Jan 12, 2026

  Patmos Scores $100M Clean Energy Loan for Kansas City Data Center

  Patmos Hosting secured a $100 million C-Pace loan from PACE Loan Group to continue buildout of its 35 MW, $1 billion data center project in the former Kansas City Star building.

  • Main announcement: Patmos received a $100 million C-PACE loan to fund energy efficiency, equipment, HVAC, and plumbing improvements for a 421,000 sq.ft, four-story brownfield data center conversion; construction began late 2024, the site currently has 10 MW ready and has signed two tenants with multi-year leases, and the Kansas City project is scheduled for completion later this year.
  • Background and implementation details: The financing (from PACE Loan Group) ties to energy-efficient projects; Patmos will use a closed-loop water system and partner with a local chilled water company to offload in-building chillers (reducing cooling energy use cited at up to 40% of facility energy). Patmos is targeting mid-market (<50 MW) customers rather than hyperscalers and runs similar brownfield projects in Dallas and Phoenix, while exploring other U.S. brownfield sites.
• Jan 6, 2026

  Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

  Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting, published a monthly roundup of current data center job openings on its jobs board.

  • Monthly jobs roundup: The post lists roughly 15–18 open roles (examples: Data Center Facility Technician, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Construction Project Manager, Senior Electrical Engineer, Production Architect, Strategic Sales Account Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Site Selection Manager/Director/VP, Electrical Project Manager, Electrical Superintendent, Project Executive, MEP Construction Project Manager, Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Engineering Design Director, Navy Nuke Facility Technician) with locations across the United States including Impact, TX; Ashburn, VA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Reading, PA; Allentown, PA; Charlotte, NC; New Albany, OH; Lyndhurst, NJ; Boulder, CO; Richmond, VA; Austin, TX.
  • Role and employer context: Positions are listed with mission-critical data center providers, engineering design and commissioning firms, A/E/C architecture firms, equipment rental providers, electrical contractors and general contractors; listings repeatedly cite energy efficiency, sustainable design, and AI infrastructure support, and several technician roles explicitly note acceptance of Navy Nuke / military veterans.
• Jan 2, 2026

  Transformers in 2026: Shortage, Scramble, or Self-Inflicted Crisis?

  Wood Mackenzie and POWER report that U.S. transformer supply remains structurally out of balance, with multi-year deficits in large power and generator step-up units even as manufacturers commit major North American investments.

  • Main findings and actions:Wood Mackenzie estimates a 30% shortfall for power transformers and 10% for distribution units in 2025, with demand increases since 2019 of 119% for power transformers and 274% for GSUs; lead times average 128 weeks for power transformers and 144 weeks for GSUs. Despite nearly $1.8 billion–$2.0 billion in announced North American manufacturing investments since 2023, major corporate commitments include Hitachi Energy (over $1 billion continental, CA$270 million Varennes expansion, $457 million South Boston, VA project due by 2028, $106 million Alamo, TN expansion), Siemens Energy ($150 million Charlotte plant, production targeted early 2027), Eaton ($340 million South Carolina facility targeting 2027), Prolec GE (more than $300 million), Virginia Transformer Corp. ($40 million), ERMCO (>$70 million), and Central Moloney ($50 million). Unit prices have also climbed: power transformers +77%, GSUs +45%, some distribution up to 95%.

  • Background, policy, and procurement details: Federal trade measures (copper tariffs up to 50%, expanded Section 232 steel/aluminum duties) and the budget package nicknamed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (phasing down some renewables credits and tightening FEOC rules) have raised input costs and domestic‑content constraints; federal/state incentives and site support are driving reshoring to Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and elsewhere. Counterpoints include broker Patrick Tarver of Bolt Electrical LLC, who argues “There is not a shortage” and attributes delays to utility/EPC procurement practices (qualification lists, vendor rules) rather than factory capacity; Tarver says he can deliver standard substation transformers in 12 to 14 months and typically charges 12%–15% over factory cost.

• Dec 30, 2025

  Environment and health in New Mexico: top stories of 2025

  Source NM published a roundup of New Mexico’s top environment and health stories of 2025, highlighting PFAS contamination, a measles outbreak, federal land policy shifts, inclusion of New Mexican downwinders in RECA, data center development impacts, and groundwater toxic metals.

  • Main coverage: Source NM summarized key 2025 actions: PFAS regulation efforts (EPA 2029 deadline for public water systems; NM Environment Department proposed PFAS rules to the Environmental Improvement Board with public hearings potentially as early as February), RECA expansion that now includes New Mexican downwinders with an application deadline Dec. 31, 2027 and an online portal the Department of Justice expects by year-end, and Project Jupiter — Doña Ana County approved $165 billion in bonds for a large data center campus that has applied for permits to build natural gas generating stations and was told the permit applications were “incomplete” and given until Jan. 19 to provide more information.
  • Background and other details: The piece also reports a measles outbreak with more than 100 cases over six months (outbreak ended in September), discovery of toxic metals (antimony, arsenic, uranium) in Mora County groundwater potentially linked to Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire-suppression foam with approximately $2 billion remaining in federal compensation funds under consideration, and federal land policy shifts (USDA roadless rule consultation; Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s comments on the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule) with New Mexico leaders urging protection around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
• Dec 22, 2025

  Data center energy needs: A looming challenge for US power grid

  The Conversation’s Theodore J. Kury outlines how U.S. states are experimenting with regulatory and contractual approaches to allocate the cost of new electricity infrastructure needed for rapidly built data centers.

  • Main announcement/action: States and utilities are adopting varied rules to manage demand uncertainty from data centers, including Kentucky conditionally approving two natural gas-fired generators for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities, Ohio AEP’s use of a “demand ratchet” (current month or 85% of highest monthly demand over prior 11 months) and a 50% credit guarantee requirement, and Florida approving contracts that may require data centers to pay 70% of agreed demand. Key timelines: data centers: 9–12 months to build; new power plants or large generation projects: ~2.5–3 years, and utilities may need to start generation or storage 1–2 years before data center construction.
  • Background and other details: Regulators review utility spending to decide which costs can be passed to ratepayers, creating three possible payers: utilities, data center customers, and other system customers. The article notes contractual risk (e.g., subsidiaries like “Westside Data Center LLC” that could default), and mechanisms to return revenue (e.g., Missouri returning 65% of extra revenue to other customers) and to monetize data center flexibility to offset shared investment risk.
• Dec 18, 2025

  2025’s Biggest Data Center Construction Stories: A Year in Review

  Data Center Knowledge published a roundup of its top 10 data center construction stories of 2025, highlighting AI-driven expansion, energy and water constraints, zoning conflicts, and new design approaches.

  • Main roundup details: The piece spotlights the Stargate Project (OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle) pledging up to $500 billion to build up to 20 AI-ready facilities across the United States; JLL forecasted 10 GW of new capacity set for 2025 with roughly 7 GW delivered; SMR (small modular reactor) deployments are referenced as potential power solutions as early as 2027.
  • Background and concrete points: Reports document specific industry constraints — heavy AI compute equipment pushing slab-on-grade construction and single-story layouts, water-use/cooling risks for hyperscalers, zoning ambiguities in Missouri and northern Virginia, proposed tariffs affecting imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, and an example where Cove Architecture used an agentic AI platform to produce a 10,000 sq.ft. Colorado design in ~30 days.
• Dec 2, 2025

  Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

  Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, posted a monthly roundup of active data center job openings on the Pkaza jobs board.

  • Main announcement: Data Center Frontier and Pkaza published a list of open roles (examples: Data Center Facility Technician, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Construction Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Critical Power Sales Associate, Sr Mechanical Engineer, Site Selection Manager/Director/VP, Electrical Project Manager, MEP Superintendent, Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Engineering Design Director, Navy Nuke Facility Technician) posted on Pkaza’s jobs board; positions are available across many US cities including Ashburn, VA; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Montvale, NJ; Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; New Albany, OH; Phoenix, AZ.
  • Background and details: Roles are for mission-critical data center employers (developers, colo providers, contractors, commissioning firms) and frequently emphasize reliability, energy efficiency, sustainable design / LEED expertise and commissioning; some listings explicitly accept Navy Nuke / military veterans and many positions list multiple alternative locations or hybrid/remote options. Author: Kathy Hitchens (Data Center Frontier).
• Dec 2, 2025 · RMI

  The Five Types of Electro-Industrial States

  Rocky Mountain Institute presents a typology classifying US states into five electro-industrial archetypes.

  • Main announcement/action: RMI authors classify states into five archetypes — Momentum Hubs (Arizona, California), Fast‑Track Builders (Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ohio, Idaho), Policy Champions (New York, Michigan, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania), Open‑Door Starters (Vermont, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi, Iowa), and Early‑Stage Starters (Missouri, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Maine, Alabama, Louisiana, Indiana, West Virginia, Montana, Arkansas). The typology is based on policy reliability, regulatory ease, economic capacity, physical infrastructure (power and interconnection), and market momentum.
  • Background and details: The analysis highlights that market momentum and policy reliability should operate in tandem; low regulatory burdens accelerate short-term investment but may strain local housing and infrastructure without accompanying policy ambition. The authors reference the report GREASE Lightning as a policy playbook for designing investment-led, state-driven electro-industrial strategies.
• Nov 6, 2025

  Metro Communications Announces Agreement to Acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois Operations

  Metro Communications has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois assets, including Clearwave’s Southern Illinois fiber network and related backhaul agreements from CableOne, Inc.

  • Transaction details: Metro Communications (MCC Network Services, LLC) will acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois network and CableOne backhaul agreements, with the combined networks set to serve over 1,000 on-net towers, thousands of enterprises, and pass over 250,000 individual locations in Downstate Illinois; the deal is anticipated to close in Q1 2026, pending customary regulatory approval.
  • Background and implementation: Clearwave was formed in 2022 as a joint venture among Cable One, GTCR, The Pritzker Organization, and Stephens Capital Partners; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as financial advisor to Metro and DLA Piper LLP (US) provided legal counsel. Metro plans additional capital deployment for FTTH expansion and will integrate back-office and field operations post-close.
• Nov 6, 2025

  50 States of Power Decarbonization Q3 2025: States Work to Accelerate Clean Energy Project Development and Define “Large” Load Customers

  The NC Clean Energy Technology Center released the Q3 2025 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization quarterly report.

  • Key announcement: The Q3 2025 report documents that 48 states and Puerto Rico took a total of 384 actions related to electric power decarbonization and resource planning in Q3 2025, with 234 introduced bills (not yet passed a chamber). The report also summarizes planned capacity additions from integrated resource plans: solar 87,539 MW, natural gas 77,145 MW, wind 43,031 MW, storage 39,310 MW, and planned coal retirements 33,424 MW. Top active states listed are North Carolina, California, and Minnesota (followed by Indiana, Missouri, and Oregon).

  • Background and details: The report identifies three trends: (1) states responding to federal clean energy policy changes (citing the passage of OBBBA) and accelerating project development (focus on permitting and interconnection), (2) states/utilities reconsidering demand thresholds for large load customers (e.g., data centers), and (3) state regulators revising integrated resource planning rules. The report highlights five specific Q3 developments, including North Carolina lawmakers repealing interim emission targets, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approving a new NIPSCO subsidiary for large loads, Ohio approving an AEP Ohio customer class for data centers, the Southwest Power Pool’s new interconnection policy for large loads, and Georgia/Virginia regulators approving IRPs for Georgia Power and Dominion Energy.