# Idaho Data Center Investment Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/idaho Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- Named sites 2 Site-level commitments the atlas records in Idaho Disclosed capital floor $1.2B Sum of sites with a stated dollar figure. Sites without one are listed, not counted Disclosed capacity 600 MW Sum of sites with a stated megawatt figure Blocked, delayed or restricted 2 $2.6B of announced capital in those projects Who is investing ## Who is investing in data centers in Idaho? The largest disclosed commitments in Idaho are Meta Platforms (Kuna data center, $1.2B). Together the 2 named sites here carry a disclosed floor of $1.2B; sites with no dollar figure are listed but not counted. [Meta Platforms 1 site · $1.2B](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/company/meta) Named sites ## Named data center sites in Idaho Each row is one site-level commitment with its capital provider, the figure the source states, and the status the source gives it. Capital is shown as one compact figure; the verbatim wording is in the row's sources. | Site | Capital provider | Place | Capital | MW | Status | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kuna data centerAnnounced 2022 and paused during the late-2022 rescope; near peak construction January 2026; online 4 September 2026 | [Meta Platforms](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/company/meta) | Kuna | $1.2B | n.a. | operating | | | Rhea Data Center (BLM land south of Boise)BLM right-of-way application first reported by The Washington Sun; details confirmed by BLM and reported 23 September 2026 (KIVI, Idaho Press) | Rhea Data (subsidiary of Arevia Power)with Bureau of Land Management (right-of-way application) | South of Boise, Ada County | n.a. | 600 | proposed | | Capital at risk ## Blocked, delayed or restricted in Idaho Every project in Idaho on the atlas's capital-at-risk record: the action taken, who took it, and the announced capital affected. Restarts and reversals are recorded with the same weight as blocks. | Project | Developer | Jurisdiction | Action | Capital | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lex Pocatello data centerdenied Hearing examiner denial June 2026; council affirmed 16 July 2026 and again 3-2 on 17 September 2026 on reconsideration; formal adoption expected 1 October 2026, then a 28-day judicial review window | Lex Developments | Pocatello (Bannock County) | Proposed at a former polysilicon plant site; Idaho Conservation League highlighted unprecedented cumulative energy use concerns, comparing water use to an 18-hole golf course or large alfalfa field. On Thursday 16 July 2026 the Pocatello City Council, acting in a quasi-judicial role, voted to affirm hearing examiner Kathleen Lewis's June 2026 denial of a conditional use permit for Lex Developments' AI data center at the former Hoku site. Councilman Dakota Bates cast the lone no vote, and Councilwoman Ann Swanson was absent. On 17 September 2026, on Lex Developments' reconsideration request, the council again affirmed the denial. A motion to reverse and approve the permit with five conditions failed 3-2 (Paulsen, Mangum and Swanson against); a second motion affirming the denial but removing the standard 12-month reapplication bar passed 3-2, letting Lex reapply immediately. The decision is expected to become official at the 1 October 2026 council meeting, which starts Lex's 28-day window to petition for judicial review in Bannock County's 6th Judicial District Court; the Idaho State Journal called a lawsuit the likely next step. The site is about 59 acres at 1800 River Park Way. | $2.6B | | | Blaine County 182-day emergency data center moratoriummoratorium Approved 3-0 on 6 October 2026; 182 days | n.a. | Blaine County Board of Commissioners | The Blaine County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday 6 October 2026 to enact a 182-day emergency moratorium on the receipt, processing and approval of development permits for data centers, the maximum period allowed by law, finding that data centers could pose an imminent threat to residents' health, safety and welfare. The county has received no data center applications; planning staff are drafting zoning amendments. | n.a. | | Policy context ## What governs a data center in Idaho The policy layer for Idaho lives in three companion references: the [Idaho Data Center Moratorium Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) for every state measure and local moratorium on record, the [Water Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-water-tracker) for the water rules that touch a site, and the [Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) for the large-load rules of the RTO or utility that decides whether it can energize. Next door ## States next door Washington 9 sites 22 blocked, delayed or restricted Utah 11 sites · $13.0B disclosed 12 blocked, delayed or restricted Nevada 8 sites · $7.2B disclosed 12 blocked, delayed or restricted Wyoming 11 sites · $57.8B disclosed 5 blocked, delayed or restricted Montana 1 site 10 blocked, delayed or restricted Oregon 1 site 8 blocked, delayed or restricted On the map ## Data centers in Idaho The US Data Center Map identifies 17 facilities run by 12 operators in Idaho, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with this atlas record beside it. Idaho data centers 17 facilities · 12 operators Map, locations, operators, rules Idaho power and local economy Generation, utilities and county records Explore the power supply chain and local conditions behind the build-out US Data Center Map Every state, one page each The national map and the operator directory Sources ## Sources for Idaho Every source cited on this page, once each. The full atlas source register is at [Capital Atlas sources](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/sources). - datacenterdynamics.com[DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/metas-kuna-idaho-data-center-latest-to-be-paused-in-ai-redesign-rethink/) - constructionowners.com[Construction Owners](https://www.constructionowners.com/news/meta-nears-peak-construction-on-800m-idaho-data-center) - datacenterdynamics.com[DCD](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/metas-12bn-data-center-in-kuna-idaho-goes-live/) - eastidahonews.com[East Idaho News](https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/09/meta-turns-on-its-1-2b-idaho-data-center-with-promise-of-water-efficiency/) - idahopress.com[Idaho Press](http://www.idahopress.com/news/meta-flips-the-switch-on-closed-loop-data-center-in-kuna/article_da11098f-2f01-4648-8e6d-1556c2e17115.html) - localnews8.com[KIVI (via LocalNews8 KIFI), 23 September 2026](https://localnews8.com/news/top-stories/2026/09/25/massive-south-boise-data-center-proposal/) - idahopress.com[Idaho Press, 23 September 2026](https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/proposal-for-mega-data-center-draws-ire-from-boise-officials/article_d36d26cd-8832-4947-a356-44ff9cf7d6b0.html) - yahoo.com[Yahoo](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rejected-2-6-billion-idaho-010300152.html) - kpvi.com[KPVI](https://www.kpvi.com/news/ai-data-center-appeal-denied-by-pocatello/article_64a52255-83b5-40e3-b3fe-d5f6119e2e0a.html) - idahostatejournal.com[Idaho State Journal](https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/lawsuit-next-likely-step-for-hoku-data-center-fight-after-city-council-affirms-denial-a/article_616508fe-87f6-4885-9fed-64878add60e8.html) - mtexpress.com[Idaho Mountain Express](https://www.mtexpress.com/news/blaine_county/county-enacts-emergency-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_f6a9f3b1-88ad-40c6-b9c2-36649bedfe3f.html) - kivitv.com[KIVI Idaho News 6](https://www.kivitv.com/wood-river-valley/blaine-county-passes-emergency-moratorium-on-data-centers-giving-the-county-182-days-to-craft-rules) ### Every state, one page each [Alabama 9 / 21](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/alabama)[Alaska 1 / 1](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/alaska)[Arizona 11 / 11](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/arizona)[Arkansas 2 / 8](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/arkansas)[California 10 / 35](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/california)[Colorado 6 / 21](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/colorado)[Connecticut 0 / 6](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/connecticut)[Delaware 0 / 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/delaware)[Florida 0 / 46](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/florida)[Georgia 23 / 57](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/georgia)[Hawaii 0 / 0](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/hawaii)[Idaho 2 / 2](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/idaho)[Illinois 10 / 35](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/illinois)[Indiana 14 / 44](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/indiana)[Iowa 3 / 22](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/iowa)[Kansas 5 / 19](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/kansas)[Kentucky 6 / 26](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/kentucky)[Louisiana 7 / 3](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/louisiana)[Maine 0 / 20](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/maine)[Maryland 1 / 22](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/maryland)[Massachusetts 0 / 11](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/massachusetts)[Michigan 4 / 55](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/michigan)[Minnesota 3 / 31](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/minnesota)[Mississippi 7 / 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/mississippi)[Missouri 10 / 25](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/missouri)[Montana 1 / 10](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/montana)[Nebraska 3 / 16](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/nebraska)[Nevada 8 / 12](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/nevada)[New Hampshire 0 / 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/new-hampshire)[New Jersey 4 / 61](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/new-jersey)[New Mexico 3 / 10](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/new-mexico)[New York 6 / 21](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/new-york)[North Carolina 10 / 45](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/north-carolina)[North Dakota 6 / 4](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/north-dakota)[Ohio 24 / 80](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/ohio)[Oklahoma 11 / 20](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/oklahoma)[Oregon 1 / 8](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/oregon)[Pennsylvania 16 / 42](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/pennsylvania)[Rhode Island 0 / 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/rhode-island)[South Carolina 6 / 20](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/south-carolina)[South Dakota 1 / 6](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/south-dakota)[Tennessee 6 / 26](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/tennessee)[Texas 106 / 35](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/texas)[Utah 11 / 12](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/utah)[Vermont 0 / 3](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/vermont)[Virginia 33 / 50](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/virginia)[Washington 9 / 22](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/washington)[Washington, DC 0 / 0](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/washington-dc)[West Virginia 4 / 3](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/west-virginia)[Wisconsin 4 / 45](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/wisconsin)[Wyoming 11 / 5](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/wyoming) Figures beside each state are named sites and blocked, delayed or restricted projects. Part of the [North American Data Center Capital Atlas](https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas), refreshed every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Announced commitments overlap one another and overlap reported capital expenditure, so this page shows disclosed floors and never adds them into a single deployment figure. Informational, not investment or legal advice. The SAVRN reference set ## Seven references, one system Capital, delay, policy, water, grid, permits and scarcity are one system seen from seven sides. Each reference is primary-sourced, refreshed on a schedule, and links into the others, so a project can be followed from the money committed to the docket that stopped it. Delay Watchlist Project-level slippage: named projects, jurisdictional actions, utility and federal dockets, SEC disclosures, and the interconnection queue. [Open the watchlist →](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) Moratorium Tracker The policy layer: every state measure and local moratorium mapped and cited, with one page per state. Open the tracker → Water Tracker Every federal, state, local and interstate water measure that touches a data center, plus a fifty-state water ledger. Open the water tracker → Grid Operator Watchlist ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE and FERC: the large-load rules, filings and queue positions that decide whether a site can energize. Open the watchlist → Permits and Power Development Data center and substation permits, large loads in the interconnection queues, and the power plants planned to serve them, refreshed hourly from public records. Open the permits tracker → SAVRN Scarcity Tracker Eleven primary-sourced indicators of AI infrastructure scarcity, one composite index, read against the token index, SAVRN's own cost basis and the frontier ceiling. Open the scarcity tracker → Have a specific address? Site Intelligence reads all seven references against one location, county, utility and grid operator included, and cites every finding. [Check an address →](https://savrn.com/site-intelligence)