The Jackson County Land Use Committee is scheduled to consider a resolution on Nov. 16, 2026, establishing guiding principles and objectives for the regulation of data centers and battery energy storage systems in the county, according to the published agenda on the county’s Legistar system.
The measure, listed as Connector 22450, addresses small to mid-sized data centers, high-capacity computing facilities referred to as hyper-scale data centers, and battery energy storage systems within Jackson County, Missouri, according to the agenda text. The resolution is framed as a statement establishing guiding principles and objectives rather than a final set of binding regulations, according to the published agenda.
This matters to residents because the resolution would set the framework county officials intend to use when developing future rules governing where and how data centers and battery storage facilities may be built and operated in Jackson County, according to the agenda description.
- Meeting: Jackson County Land Use Committee
- Date: Nov. 16, 2026
- Item: Connector 22450 resolution
- Subject: Guiding principles and objectives for regulating small to mid-sized data centers, hyper-scale data centers, and battery energy storage systems
- Location: Jackson County, Missouri
According to the published agenda, the Land Use Committee is scheduled to take up the resolution at the Nov. 16 meeting. The agenda does not indicate a final vote outcome or subsequent steps beyond the committee’s consideration of the item.
Residents can review the full agenda and attend the meeting in person, or submit public comment through the process outlined by Jackson County’s Legistar portal, according to the posted meeting details.
Official source: the published record