Google Data Center (Project Helium)
Google · Sharon, KS · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 37.2486335, -98.4206316
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Barber County Commission approved (2-0-1) a development agreement with Google for a data center near Sharon, dubbed 'Project Helium'; construction expected to begin early 2027, initial operations targeted for 2030
Underlying source
Source notes
1.7 million sq ft facility near Sharon, ~8 miles east of Medicine Lodge. County materials estimate roughly $327.5M in total ad valorem tax revenue over 20 years (~$138.4M to Barber County) once the project's Kansas data-center tax exemption period lapses; that is a projected tax-revenue figure, not an investment or subsidy amount, and is not recorded as such here. Construction targeted for early 2027; initial operations 2030.
Sources and provenance
- Barber County Commission approves agreement for Google data center · source retrieved 2026-10-21
- Barber County, Kansas — Data Center · source retrieved 2026-10-04
- Summary of Agreement Terms with Google Regarding Project Helium · source retrieved 2026-10-21
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.