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Digital Realty offers De Soto households $1,000 a year for 10 years
Digital Realty plans to build a data center in De Soto, Kansas, where it is offering each household $1,000 in utility and property tax credits every year for 10 years.
The offer is part of a $20 million community investment the company has pledged.
Digital Realty says the project will eventually cover 1,400 acres, starting with a 280-acre site.
The offer comes amid public opposition to data centers, with concerns about environmental effects, pressure on local resources and higher utility bills.
The company says the completed site is expected to create 250 permanent jobs for local suppliers and contractors, while construction will support thousands of jobs over time.
It also says the project will provide recurring tax revenue and other economic benefits.
The credits' distribution is still being finalized with the city.
Digital Realty is offering every household in De Soto, Kansas, $1,000 a year in utility and property tax credits for 10 years.
The offer is part of a $20 million community investment linked to the company’s planned data center development.
The first phase will cover 280 acres, while the project is expected eventually to cover 1,400 acres.
Digital Realty says the project will bring recurring tax revenue, jobs and other economic benefits to local residents.
- Who
- Digital Realty is making the offer to every household in De Soto.
- What
- The company is offering $1,000 a year in utility and property tax credits for 10 years.
- When
- The offer was reported on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- De Soto, Kansas.
- Why
- Digital Realty says it wants to help strengthen the community and says the project will bring tax revenue, jobs and other economic benefits.
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- Annual credit
- $1,000 per household
- Offer duration
- 10 years
- Community investment
- $20 million
- Initial site area
- 280 acres
- Planned eventual project area
- 1,400 acres
- Expected permanent jobs
- 250 for local suppliers and contractors
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Digital Realty builds critical infrastructure that enables the modern economy, and we believe we also have a responsibility to help strengthen the communities that make this growth possible,