9 data centers and projects on our map in Nebraska, including 3 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.
See Nebraska on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.
Blocked, paused or withdrawn Village board voted to prohibit data centers in its zoning jurisdiction, August 2026
Nehawka, Cass County
Leaders of the small village of Nehawka in southeast Nebraska voted to bar data centers within the village zoning jurisdiction. Cass County commissioners separately voted to stall data centers for at least a year, a pause that did not cover Nehawka.
Issues raised: zoning, power, water, opposition
Proposed special use permit approved by Hallam Village Board on October 6, 2026
Hallam, Lancaster · Operator: Crusoe Energy with Monolith Materials
35 MW · announced 2026-10-06
A 35 megawatt data center co located at Monolith Materials' Olive Creek carbon black facility, developed by Crusoe. Crusoe committed to $1 million at operations, $150,000 annually for 10 years and $150,000 for the local fire department.
Issues raised: power, noise, jobs, zoning, water
Papillion, Sarpy County · Operator: Meta
announced 2022-07
Meta's Sarpy County campus near Papillion opened in 2020 and has been expanded to a planned nine buildings covering about four million square feet on roughly 500 acres. Meta matches its use with Nebraska wind purchases, and the project is a common reference point in state debates over data center tax exemptions and utility load growth.
Issues raised: power, water, tax-incentives, jobs
The Hallam Village Board unanimously approved a special use permit for a 35 megawatt data center at Monolith Materials' Olive Creek site, with Crusoe Energy as the co-developer. Crusoe committed to $1 million at operations, $150,000 per year for 10 years, and $150,000 for the volunteer fire department. Residents raised questions about battery storage safety, noise and enforcement.
Check it: The community payments are promises in a special use permit, not an escrow. Check what enforcement mechanism the village has if Crusoe or Monolith does not perform.
For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.
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