Scale Microgrids Principal People

Ray Goodman – CEO

Ryan Goodman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scale Microgrids. [1, 2]

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AI Says the Natural Gas Pipeline South of Maryville Cannot Support Both 440 MW Mullin Creek power station and 600MW Simultaneously

A single natural gas pipeline generally cannot support both the 440 MW Mullin Creek #1 generating station and a separate 600 MW White Cloud Acres data center/power facility simultaneously unless it has been specifically engineered with the large-diameter sizing, high operating pressure, and volume capacity to handle a combined load of over 1,000 MW. [1, 2]

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Scale Microgrids Data Center Background

Scale Microgrids is a vertically integrated distributed energy platform that designs, builds, finances, owns, and operates on-site microgrid infrastructure across North America. [1, 2]

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History of ONEOK Petroleum Pipeline

Here is the comprehensive profile of the ONEOK petroleum pipeline system in Nodaway County, Missouri, spanning its corporate history, current operations, landowner easements, and safety records.

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White Cloud Acres AI Data Center

The proposed White Cloud Acres AI data center project associated with the Nodaway County region is valued at $4 billion to $6.3 billion, while the co-located Mullin Creek natural gas plant (440 MW) is part of Evergy’s $2.75 billion multi-facility expansion. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Uniroyal History in Maryville Before 1983

The history of the Uniroyal plant in Maryville, Missouri (often mixed up with Maryville, Tennessee due to local tire dealerships) centers on a light industrial hose and rubber manufacturing facility that operated during the mid-to-late 20th century. [1, 2, 3]

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Maryville Kawasaki Plant

The Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing (KMM) plant in Maryville, Missouri, opened in 1989 to produce general-purpose engines for the lawn and garden industry. [1]

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Nodaway County School District Map 2020

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School district Map 1901

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Robert Edward Cobb (1942-1997) Newspaper Publisher and Spanish and Journalism Instruction at Maryville High School

The above photo is from the 1967 Maryvillian

Robert E. Cobb was a journalism teacher at the high school at the time.  His son Phil Cobb purchased the Forum from Gatehouse Media in 2013, making Maryville one of the few cities in the country to have a locally owned newspaper. He sold it to the Garners in 2012 and then reacquired it in February 2026.  Robert was once city editor for the Forum.  He once owned the Albany Ledger, Stanberry Headlight and King City Tri-County News.

Cobb suffered with polio and walked with a cane, but that did not stop him from coaching.

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Photographer Orval Nicholas Heywood 1920-2017

Orval Heywood took many historic photos of Maryville in the 1950s through the 1980s and was also the main photographer for the Forum and Maryville High School yearbook.

While he took thousands of photos, there are relatively few of him during his heyday.  This photo is from the 1967 Maryvillian.   Robert E. Cobb was a journalism teacher at the high school at the time.  His son Phil Cobb purchased the Forum from Gatehouse Media in 2013, making Maryville one of the few cities in the country to have a locally owned newspaper. He sold it to the Garners in 2012 and then reacquired it in February 2026.

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