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Data centers in Ada County, Idaho

Ada County has 2 data centers on the record: 1 running and 1 proposed. No county or city rule about data centers is on the record for Ada County yet.

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The 2 data centers in Ada County

Newest activity first

Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.

  1. Running Built from one source

    Meta Kuna Data Center

    Kuna, Ada County · Meta

    Latest, reported September 19, 2026: Groundbreaking was in 2022 idahopress.com local outlet

    Land
    Not disclosed
    Power
    Not disclosed
    Water
    Not disclosed
    Tenant
    Not disclosed

  2. Reported Built from one source

    Kuna Data Centers (two projects)

    Kuna, Ada County

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    Land
    Not disclosed
    Power
    Not disclosed
    Water
    Not disclosed
    Tenant
    Not disclosed

Where

2 data centers in Ada County: 1 running, 1 proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.

The outline is Ada County's boundary from the U.S. Census Bureau. Tap a pin for that data center's facts and a link to its page.

The cities in Ada County on the record (1)

1 of 1 city has a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record. No city in Ada County has a rule, a statement by an official or a rating on the record yet.

CityProjects
Kuna2

What happened

  1. · Meta Kuna Data Center

    Went live: Meta's Kuna data center formally opened on September 4, 2026 cdapress.com local outlet

Idaho, year by year · Every milestone, by month

What was said

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.
Lisa Grow, Idaho Power President and CEO · September 25, 2026 · paraphrased · Idaho Business Review local outlet
Meta aims to be net water positive by 2030
Meta · September 19, 2026 · paraphrased · Idaho Press local outlet
Scott Stillings, critical operations manager, said the same water used to cool the facility today will be used for the next 10 years
Scott Stillings, critical operations manager · September 4, 2026 · paraphrased · Coeur d'Alene Press local outlet

Every Idaho statement, by speaker

3 more statements on this page

Meta

Closed water loop design uses 87 times less water than original plan

September 19, 2026, Idaho Press · Idaho Press local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Meta

Zero operational water use for majority of year with closed loop system

September 19, 2026, Idaho Press · Idaho Press local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

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

September 4, 2026, Coeur d'Alene Press · Coeur d'Alene Press local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Nearby counties with records

45 miles away Boise County 1 data center on the record 209 miles away Bannock County 1 data center on the record

Every Idaho county.

Disclosed figures

nothing disclosed by 2 records

Power, water, jobs and tax, summed only where a data center disclosed the figure; what each facility is for; how each is cooled. Nothing here is estimated.

Power, water, jobs and tax

FigureDisclosed totalDisclosedNot disclosedBasis
PowerNot disclosed02Not disclosed by any of the 2 records
Water, stated per dayNot disclosed02Not disclosed by any of the 2 records
Water, stated per yearNot disclosed02Not disclosed by any of the 2 records
Permanent jobsNot disclosed02Not disclosed by any of the 2 records
Tax each yearNot disclosed02Not disclosed by any of the 2 records

Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.

By what the facilities are for

UseRecordsPowerWaterJobsTax each year
Not disclosed2Not disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year

A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.

What the facilities are for

No source on file states what any of the 2 tracked facilities in Ada County are for.

How the facilities are cooled

No source on file states how any of the 2 tracked facilities in Ada County are cooled.

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Ada County, Idaho", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/id/ada-county, updated September 19, 2026.

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