Data center developer offers residents of Kansas town $1,000 each for 10 years
Digital Realty plans to build a data center campus in De Soto, Kansas, and is offering each household $1,000 in utility and property tax credits annually for 10 years. The offer is part of a $20 million community investment intended to address local backlash and support for a project that could eventually span 1,400 acres and create hundreds of permanent jobs.
Digital Realty is proposing a large data center development in De Soto, Kansas, beginning with a 280-acre site and potentially expanding to 1,400 acres. To build public support amid opposition to data center construction, the company is offering every local household $1,000 annually in utility and property tax credits for 10 years.
The offer is part of Digital Realty's pledged $20 million community investment. President and CEO Andy Power said the company wants to strengthen the communities where it operates, while Digital Realty said the project would generate recurring tax revenue, create 250 permanent jobs for local suppliers and contractors, and support thousands of construction jobs. The company is working with De Soto to finalize how the credits will be distributed.