Thousands of Acres of Public Land South of Boise Eyed for New Data Center
The plan would add a natural-gas power plant and 600 megawatts of capacity, drawing opposition from the Sierra Club and local officials.
- Rhea Data, a subsidiary of Nevada-based Arevia Power, has proposed a 4 million-square-foot data center on 3,226 acres of public land south of Boise, the Bureau of Land Management confirmed on Monday.
- This application is one of at least 12 data center projects on federal public lands currently under consideration by the Trump administration across six western states.
- Boise Mayor Lauren McLean issued a statement Wednesday calling for a "statewide framework" to protect natural resources, while the Idaho Chapter of the Sierra Club described the project as "unacceptable."
- New state laws House Bill 911 and House Bill 895 require large-load facilities to self-fund infrastructure and restrict "consumptive" cooling systems, limiting the project's water and power options.
- Four Rivers Field Manager Jarod Blades said the BLM anticipates publishing a "notice of intent" by year's end, initiating a multi-stage federal review process including public comment and environmental assessments.
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