Leola Data Center
Leola Data Center, LLC has proposed a 50 MW data center in McPherson County, South Dakota (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Building area
- 16,320 sq ft
- Site
- 20 acres
- Reported jobs
- 5
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
Operator
Leola Data Center, LLC
Schedule
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- Today
Proposed
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- last year
Construction start
- last year
Expected completionPlanned
- 2 yr ago
Announced
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2025.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2025.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2024-12.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Record quality
- Datasets
- 2, all agree
- Location
- Street address reported
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Leola Data Center, LLC
- Stage
- Proposed
- Facility type
- Enterprise
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 50 MW
- Reported building area
- 16,320 sq ft
- Site area
- 20 acres
- Reported jobs
- 5
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2024
- Construction start reported
- 2025
- Expected completion
- 2025
Site
- City
- Leola
- County
- McPherson
- State
- South Dakota
- Location precision
- Street address reported
- Community response
- Local opposition reported
Power and cooling
- Cooling
- Closed loop
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Leola Data Center | Proposed | 50 MW |
| Server Country | Leola Data Center | Proposed | 50 MW |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 13, 2026 · Record: leola-data-center-mcpherson-county-sd
- CA
- CAAberdeen Insider (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 13, 2026
- CAAberdeen Insider (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 13, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0453
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 210661267247512
Limitations and interpretation
- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.
Cite or correct this record
Kapwork Grow, “Leola Data Center”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/leola-data-center-sd-dc_bf9866009198, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.
An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.
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