Data Center Campus
Digital Realty: Astra North Campus
Campus at a Glance
Digital Realty (DRT) has acquired approximately 1,440 acres of powered land at the Astra Enterprise Park in De Soto, Kansas from Sunflower Redevelopment Group for $475 million.
Referred to in local city documents as "Project Jayhawk," the hyperscale project begins with an initial 280-acre phase named Astra North, planned to feature up to nine buildings totaling roughly 3 million square feet (278,710 square meters) alongside an on-site substation.
To power the campus, Digital Realty secured an energy service agreement with Evergy to deliver 600MW of utility power by early 2028, scaling up to 2GW at full capacity under Kansas's higher large-load tariff. The facility will primarily rely on outside air-cooling with evaporative backup during peak temperatures, and Digital Realty intends to fund a new industrial wastewater treatment plant to support the regional development, which already hosts Panasonic's battery production plant.
Buildings
Sites on this Campus
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty: Astra North A | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2028 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North B | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2028 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North C | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2029 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North D | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2030 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North E | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2030 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North F | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2031 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North G | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2031 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North H | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2031 |
| Digital Realty: Astra North I | Digital Realty Trust |
Planned
|
— | — | 2031 |
Map and Nearby Locations
Digital Realty: Astra North Campus Power Growth Over Time
Campus Photos
Operating Company
Digital Realty Trust is a data center public REIT that owns and operates facilities in the United States and Europe. The company provides colocation and interconnection services and develops large multi‑tenant data centers for enterprise and cloud customers.
Its European platform expanded through the combination with Interxion, and through the purchase of European sites divested by Equinix following Equinix’s acquisition of TelecityGroup. The Telx acquisition added a U.S. interconnection and colocation business to Digital Realty’s portfolio.
Digital Realty Trust History:
- In March 2020 completed the combination with Interxion, expanding its European platform.
- In September 2017 completed the merger with DuPont Fabros Technology.
- In July 2016 acquired eight European data centers from Equinix that were divested as part of Equinix’s TelecityGroup acquisition.
- In October 2015 completed the acquisition of Telx.
- On October 28, 2004 priced its initial public offering at 12 dollars per share.