Meta Kuna Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
4 events, January 1, 2022 to September 4, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 6 statements, 6 figures from other sources and 12 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Idaho.
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2022 1 event
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Data center broke ground in 2022 [5]
2026 3 events
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Meta's data center in Kuna, Idaho held grand opening on September 3, 2026. [4]
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Meta's Kuna data center grand opening held September 3, 2026 [2]
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Meta's Kuna data center formally opened on September 4, 2026 [7]
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Also in September 2026: 6 statements, 6 figures from other sources and 12 lines that are not events of their own
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Meta formally turned on Kuna data center with closed loop cooling system [6]
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This is Meta's first data center in Idaho [7]
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This is Meta's 28th American data center [7]
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The largest building on the Kuna campus is 350,000 square feet [7]
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Meta paid $100 million to build transmission infrastructure for the data center [7]
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Meta backed three solar projects expected to add 645 megawatts to offset the data center's power consumption [7]
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The Kuna data center uses a closed loop cooling system that requires about 200,000 gallons of water [7]
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The Kuna data center is 750,000 square feet [7]
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The Kuna data center cost $1.2 billion [7]
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Statement · Scott Stillings, critical operations manager
Scott Stillings, critical operations manager, said the same water used to cool the facility today will be used for the next 10 years Coeur d'Alene Press local outlet
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Statement · Brad Davis, Meta Director of Global Economic Development
Brad Davis, Meta Director of Global Economic Development, said the closed loop cooling system runs without extra cooling water for much of the year and needs refill every 7 to 10 years Coeur d'Alene Press local outlet
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Figure · GovTech
1,200,000,000 dollars: Meta Kuna facility cost 1.2 billion dollars over four years GovTech local outlet
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645 MW: Meta backing three solar projects expected to add 645 megawatts to grid to offset data center power consumption GovTech local outlet
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Meta Kuna Data Center is online and fully operational [5]
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Meta's data center in Kuna, Idaho held grand opening event with community members, stakeholders, and policy experts [3]
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Groundbreaking was in 2022 [2]
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Statement · Meta
Meta aims to be net water positive by 2030 Idaho Press local outlet
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Closed water loop design uses 87 times less water than original plan Idaho Press local outlet
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Zero operational water use for majority of year with closed loop system Idaho Press local outlet
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Figure · Idaho Press
200,000 USD: Meta donated $200,000 to Swan Falls High School for robotics and engineering labs Idaho Press local outlet
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Figure · Idaho Press
100,000,000 USD: Meta built new $100 million water and wastewater infrastructure for Kuna Idaho Press local outlet
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Figure · Idaho Press
1,500,000 USD: Meta contributed over $1.5 million to Ada County schools and local nonprofits Idaho Press local outlet
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Figure · KBOI
4,000,000 square feet: Meta Kuna data center is more than four times smaller than proposed Rhea Data Center of 4 million square feet. KBOI local outlet
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Statement · Lisa Grow, Idaho Power President and CEO
Lisa Grow says the pace and scale of Idaho's growth is unprecedented and Idaho Power must adapt and innovate to keep up with growth statewide and manage resources to keep costs down. Idaho Business Review local outlet
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- meta-kuna-data-center-id
- Status value
- operational
- Events on the timeline
- 4
- Under the months
- 24
- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 0
- Statements
- 6
- Figures
- 6
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 12