
Google proposes Nebraska data center requiring more power than all of Lincoln
News ClipFlatwater Free Press·NE·3/13/2026
Google is considering building a massive data center in Nebraska that could require more power than the entire city of Lincoln. The data center would be powered by a privately built natural gas plant with carbon capture technology. The proposal involves Tenaska as the energy developer and Tallgrass Energy for natural gas and carbon transport, though Tallgrass has denied involvement. The project could come online as soon as 2029 but details remain unclear as the proposal has not been publicly disclosed.
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This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Google is considering building a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak deman