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Closed water loop design uses 87 times less water than original plan
Kuna has 2 data centers on the record: 1 running and 1 proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Kuna yet. Ada County's own decisions are on the Ada County page.
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Kuna, Ada County · Meta
Latest, reported September 19, 2026: Groundbreaking was in 2022 idahopress.com local outlet
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2 data centers in Kuna: 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.
· Meta Kuna Data Center
Went live: Meta's Kuna data center formally opened on September 4, 2026 cdapress.com local outlet
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.
Meta aims to be net water positive by 2030
Scott Stillings, critical operations manager, said the same water used to cool the facility today will be used for the next 10 years
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Meta
Closed water loop design uses 87 times less water than original plan
Meta
Zero operational water use for majority of year with closed loop system
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
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not disclosed by any of the 2 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 2 | Not 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.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 2 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
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No source on file states what any of the 2 tracked facilities in Kuna are for.
No source on file states how any of the 2 tracked facilities in Kuna are cooled.
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Kuna, Ada County, Idaho", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/id/ada-county/kuna, updated September 19, 2026.
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