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Our territory is home to 193 data centers which employ over 4,193 people with average salaries over $120,000 per year. Our superior infrastructure, central location and low natural disaster risk contribute to us enjoying this large cluster.

Central Location Low Natural Disaster RiskSuperior Infrastructure

Service Territory Benefits

INTER STATE

193 data centers

4,193+ employed

$120K+ average salary

Excludes Evergy’s Crossroads Generating Station located in Starkville, MS and Spring Creek Energy Center located in Logan County, OK.

POWER PLANTS HEADQUARTERS

SERVICE TERRITORY

KANSAS CITYTOPEKA

WICHITA

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Coal56%

Nuclear 2019

Wind

Hydro

15%

23.7%Natural Gas

3.9%1%Oil

0%

LFG0.1%

Solar0.01%

Our Infrastructure to Support Data Centers

Reliable Electric Power

Our region offers the very important advantage of protection against black-outs, which is influenced by its central location and proximity to primary and back-up energy sources. Because of our operational reliability, proximity to primary and back-up energy sources and a commitment to investing in constant improvements of our systems, more companies are choosing our region for their data intensive operations. Transmission systems are designed and built on “first contingency” basis, so the loss of any particular generator or transmission line has no effect on supplies across the region. In general, systems here are less interconnected and less densely populated than those on the East and West Coasts. And, future reliability is being shaped by shared participation in the Southwest Power Pool.

Diverse Power Generation Portfolio

We have a balanced portfolio of energy generation via coal, natural gas, fuel oil, wind, solar, nuclear, biogas and hydro which help data center operations meet their desire to be as carbon-neutral as possible.

Electric Power Rates

Our rates for data centers are comparatively affordable and benefit from that industry’s typical high load factor which reduces the cost per kWh. In addition, data center operations benefit from cost-saving tariffs.

Our rates are based on several factors:

Site Location (address, intersection or map)

Type of operation

Peak demand in Kilowatts (KW)

Energy Consumption in Kilowatt-hours (kWh)

Hours of operation/day per week

Redundant Needs (is a dual feed required)

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Telecommunications/Fiber

Our region is a focal point both for long-haul fiber and transcontinental fiber networks. We are home to Sprint Corporation’s world headquarters, major AT&T facilities and the Kansas City metro-area was the first city in the world to receive Google Fiber.

Low Risk of Natural Disasters

Our region scores at the lowest rate possible for earthquake risk and scores lower on tornado risk than any of our surrounding states.

Sampling of Our Data Center Industry1&1 IONOS

1&1 IONOS, a German internet company has a large data center in Lenexa, KS in the Kansas City region. The company is one of the world’s largest web hosting companies, employing over 7,000 people worldwide.

AT&T

AT&T recognizes its data centers as the “nerve centers” for its reliable services and network. The company’s Kansas City data center provides a reliable and fault-tolerant power infrastructure. A total of 5 MW of power is delivered to the data center through dual utility feeds by Evergy. The entire critical infrastructure is protected by redundant UPS system with battery backup that provides uninterrupted and conditioned power to critical infrastructure.

Cerner Corporation

Cerner Corporation is an American supplier of health technology solutions, services, devices and hardware. More than 27,000 healthcare providers in over 35 countries use Cerner products. The company’s world headquarters data center is in Kansas City, MO covering an area of 132,000 SF. The facility is designed to withstand F4 tornado.

Rackspace

Rackspace’s Kansas City, Missouri data center supports Rackspace’s comprehensive managed hybrid solutions. The data center features fully-redundant power and is carrier-neutral with multiple Tier 1 providers.

Commerce Bank

Commerce Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank that provides retail, mortgage banking, corporate, investment, trust and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses. The company’s banking headquarters data center is located in Kansas City, Missouri.

LightEdge

With over 20 years in business, LightEdge offers a full stack of best-in-class IT services delivering flexibility, security and control. The company, a premier cloud hosting and co-location provider, recently announced plans to expand their Kansas City data center by 20,000 sq. ft. Of this latest expansion, 13,000 sq. ft will be dedicated to white floor space with the additional power to support it.

DST Systems

DST Systems, Inc. is an American provider of advisory, technology and operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries, with more than 13,000 employees worldwide. Located in Kansas City, the company recently went through some major upgrades by JE Dunn Construction Group.

Mastercard

Mastercard International has a data center near Kansas City International Airport that it built investing $50 million.

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Skilled WorkforceWhen it comes to information and communications technology operations, availability to skilled workforce is a crucial factor. Evergy’s territory boasts a highly talented workforce for data center operations as evidenced by the following workforce data for the year 2020:

12,46011,158

8,835

6,964

4,662

4,599

3,608

3,340

3,041

2,359

2,148

1,384

Computer User Support Specialists

Software Developers, Applications

Computer Systems Analysts

Software Developers (Systems Software)

Computer Programmers

Data Entry Keyers

Computer Network Support Specialists

Computer Network Architects

Database Administrators

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Other Computer Occupations

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Growth in the past five years:

Data Center Jobs Growth

45% growth

33% growth

12% growth

17% growth

27% growth

12% growth

1% growth

9% growth

Computer Occupations

Software Developers (Applications)

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Software Developers (Systems Software)

Computer Network Support Specialists, Network Architects, Systems Administrators

Computer User Support Specialists

Number of Jobs

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Underground FacilitiesSubTropolis Technology Center (STC) located in SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex, is home to more than 55 e-commerce, animal health, pharmaceutical, automotive and distribution companies.

STC is a mission critical campus for purpose-built data centers and has the infrastructure and flexibility to build custom data centers with redundant power, robust connectivity and security.

LightEdge, one of STC tenants and a premier cloud hosting and colocation provider recently expanded its data center footprint at STC.

161 kVA TRANSMISSION DIVERSE

for additional MW substations capacity

200 W/SF

2M SF 90 DAYS Ultimate build-out Powered shell within

sites available at HMBC

10- TO 80-ACRE

345 kVA TRANSMISSION 15,000 kW

line available redundant feeds available underground

400,000 SF

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Cavern Technologies is a next generation data center for CIOs and CTOs looking for a secure colocation for hybrid-IT strategies.

Cavern Tech’s underground data center is the ultimate, secure, fully redundant colocation environment. Housed 125ˈ below the earth’s surface in an engineered subterranean facility, it efficiently maintains a consistent ambient temperature of 68° and is completely weather and natural-disaster proof.

The facility offers 150 – 5,000 square-foot private data suites, rack space and build-to-suit suites for 5,000+ square feet. The facility can accommodate users of any size and minimizes the total cost of ownership. Cavern Technologies works with local government to expedite permitting and building processes and have established steadfast partnerships with leading data center design firms to plan and execute projects swiftly.

ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED

KANSAS

by the EPA

personal property tax exemption

Evergy’s

available from redundant substations

50+ MEGAWATTS N+1

UP TO

2N

ONE-YEAR FREE POWER INCENTIVE

redundancy on generators redundancy on UPSs, PDUs and RPPs

of available space

300,000 SFOVER

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Iron Mountain’s 25,000 SF/1.6 MW KCM-1 data center and colocation facility is situated 110 feet beneath the earth’s surface, mitigating risk and adding an additional layer of security.

Iron Mountain offers Wholesale Data Centers, Build-to-Suit Data Centers, Modular Data Centers, Private Suites, Secure Cages, Individual Cabinets and Server Colocation:

Iron Mountain data centers are powered by 100% renewable energy thanks to carbon credit assistance and low PUE. Green Power Pass is available to all customers.

Underground Square-feet

22 ACRES 4 MW57,000

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Data Center Relevant Workforce Training & Development

Our region has a rich supply of higher education institutions that have a wide range of tailored programs for jobs typically found at data centers.

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Centriq

Centriq Training offers Cisco, pache Hadoop 2.0, Microsoft system and Big Data training in Kansas City.

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Degrees.

Devry University

Devry University offers Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Wichita State University

Wichita State University’s Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department has both undergraduate and graduate level programs with specializations in Networking, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, etc. WSU Tech offers associate and certificate programs in Electronic Technology, Information Technology Systems, etc.

Kansas State University

Kansas State University offers Computer Systems Technology program that focuses on the areas of programming, networking, computer hardware and commercial software. Kansas State Polytechnic’s curriculum develops the students’ program design and problem-solving abilities to use in multiple computer programming languages.

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas offers undergraduate and graduate level programs in the areas of Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering.

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