Ada County, Idaho
Ada County, Idaho has 277.6 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 5 records, against 828 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 400 MW of planned generation across 1 project. That is 82.2% of Idaho's data center MW.
Ada County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 5 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 277.6 MW of data centers against 828 MW of plants, with 400 MW more planned.
Data centers by status
5 records, 277.6 MW
The data center pipeline
4 records list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2027. The largest expected additions are 197.6 MW listed for 2026 and 80 MW for 2027. 1 record list no year.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 198 |
| 2027 | 2 | 80 |
Who is building in Ada
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Meta | 4 | 278 |
| Diode Ventures | 1 | 0 |
Power generation in the county
19 plants operate inside Ada County, 828 MW. The queue adds 400 MW across 1 project.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Ada County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | Operating | 4 | 385 |
| Solar | Planned | 1 | 400 |
| Battery Storage | Operating | 2 | 300 |
| Hydro | Operating | 11 | 139.8 |
| Landfill Gas | Operating | 2 | 3.2 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | 400 |
Ada County against its neighbors
None of the 3 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Elmore County has the most operating generation among them, 927.6 MW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada County this page | 5 | 400 | 0.34x | ||
| Elmore County | 0 | 200 | 0x | ||
| Owyhee County | 0 | 0 | 0x | ||
| Canyon County | 0 | 0 | 0x |
Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.
4 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
3 projects in Ada County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Ada County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 3 changes.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Ada County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 25 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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