Pilot
38000 WEST 103RD STREET · DE SOTO, JOHNSON County, KS
Source: Primary source
Pilot is an operating data center in JOHNSON County, KS.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkNo description yet.
The grid behind this site, right now
source: SPP · gridstatus- Wind40.1%
- Coal24.7%
- Natural Gas24.7%
- Nuclear6.2%
- Hydro4.2%
Real-time generation mix for the SPP grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 9:25 AM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
In the news
source: Google News- Panasonic to take advantage of data center growthOklahoma Energy Today· Jun 15, 2026
- Residents still have questions after Jackson data center forumDeSoto County News· Jun 13, 2026
- Panasonic’s De Soto plant shifting gears, adding data center energy storage alongside EV battery workLawrence Journal-World· Jun 12, 2026
- Panasonic to convert Kansas EV battery factory for data centre applicationsEnergy-Storage.News· Jun 12, 2026
- A second major data center project has been proposed in De Soto near Panasonic battery plantLawrence Journal-World· Jun 10, 2026
- ‘When Amazon comes to town.’ Clinton and company host ribbon cutting for new data centerDeSoto County News· Jun 9, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- PILOTKSR124003
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Kansas City), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Starside Elem in De Soto, is 1.8 mi from this site (445 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.