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Katie Currid

Katie Currid is a Kansas City-based photojournalist. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, AP and Missouri Conservation. She began investigating data centers when her power bill went up over the summer.

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Independence Residents Fight a $6.6 Billion Data Center as Monday’s Tax Break Vote Looms

By Katie Currid & Cody Boston ● Technology & AI ● February 27, 2026

Independence is the latest front in a nationwide battle over data centers. On Monday, the city council will vote on whether to hand billions in tax breaks to a Dutch tech company for a project that, at full scale, will consume 18 times more electricity than every home in the city combined. Residents say they were never consulted.