Data center profile · Kuna, Ada County, Idaho (601 Kuna Mora Rd)

Meta Kuna Data Center

Meta's 960,000 sq ft grid-powered data center in Kuna, Idaho, online since Sept. 2026 and backed by about 645 MW of new solar contracted for Idaho Power

Operating. Meta said on Sept. 3, 2026 that the data center is online and operational, after a 2022 pause to redesign it for AI with closed-loop cooling. Meta has not published a megawatt figure; an outside estimate puts the full build near 198 MW.
$1.2B+
total investment Meta reports
up from $800M announced in Feb. 2022
645 MW
new solar Meta supports in Ada County
three projects under Meta's Idaho Power contract: 200, 125 and 320 MW (400 MW as financed)
960,000 sq ft
data center building area
announced Feb. 2022
OperatorMeta Platforms, through its project company Brisbie, LLC
CustomerMeta (owner-occupied; no outside tenant)
Planned IT capacity152 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceIn service since Sept. 2026 (about 152 MW of IT capacity live, estimated)
Next deadlineEnd of 2027: Blacks Creek solar, the largest of the three Meta-backed projects, is scheduled to start
Power

Power and the grid

325 MW energized · 340 MW contracted (totals add sources with a stated size; they can overlap)

Pleasant Valley SolarOperating (developer)
200 MW
20-year contract; developer reports it operating in early 2025 News report · Oct. 2026
PVS 2 solarOperating (press)
125 MW
AC; start moved up to May 31, 2026; press reports it commissioned in July 2026 Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Idaho Power grid, under a special contractApproved by Idaho utility commission
20 MW
20 MW is only the first pricing block in the contract; no total load is published Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Blacks Creek solarUnder construction
320 MW
contract as filed; 400 MWac as financed; financing closed Mar. 2026 Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Energized nowContracted

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Dec. 22, 2021
    Utility contract filed
    Idaho Power asks the state for a special contract and tariff for Meta's data center. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  2. May 11, 2023
    Contract approved with changes
    The commission approves it with two-tier pricing and no capacity credits until the system runs short. see Permits
  3. Nov. 8, 2024
    Second amendment approved
    Pricing is updated from the 2023 resource plan, using median (P50) load forecasts. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  4. May 31, 2026
    Second solar project start moved up
    The contract start date for the PVS 2 solar project was moved up to May 31, 2026, to match Meta's expected load and the summer peak. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  5. Sept. 3, 2026
    Campus online
    Meta announces the data center is operating. Company · Sept. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 5 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$1.2B+
total Meta investment in Kuna
Meta, Sept. 2026; $800M was announced in 2022 Company · Sept. 2026
$100M+
new city water and wastewater system Meta funded
Meta, Sept. 2026 Company · Sept. 2026
$650M+
debt and tax equity for Blacks Creek solar
closed Mar. 2026; project cost is passed through to Meta under the utility contract Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
$250M
minimum investment to qualify for Idaho's sales tax exemption
no public record names Meta as a certificate holder; the statute's thresholds are met on announced scale State agency · Oct. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Dec. 22, 2021
    Power Idaho Power files the special contract for Meta's data center Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  2. Feb. 16, 2022
    Site Meta announces Kuna: $800 million, 960,000 sq ft, about 100 jobs State agency · Oct. 2026
  3. Sept. 2022
    Site Groundbreaking; Meta later pauses to redesign for AI and restarts in 2023 State agency · Oct. 2026
  4. Nov. 1, 2022
    Permits City creates the Kuna East urban renewal district around the campus Local government · Oct. 2026
  5. May 11, 2023
    Permits Idaho commission approves the power contract with modifications Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  6. Oct. 3, 2023
    Permits City cuts Meta's wastewater reservation to 25,000 gallons a day after the closed-loop redesign Local government · Oct. 2026
  7. Nov. 8, 2024
    Power Second amendment to the power contract approved Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  8. Sept. 3, 2026
    Site Meta announces the Kuna data center is online and operational Company · Oct. 2026
  9. End of 2027
    Power Blacks Creek solar scheduled to start Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
The buildings

Specs

960,000 sq ft
announced building area
State agency · Oct. 2026
2 buildings
operating as of June 2026 (Epoch AI estimate)
25,000 gal/day
city wastewater reservation, cut from 250,000 after the 2023 redesign
Local government · Oct. 2026
~100 jobs
operational jobs announced in 2022
State agency · Feb. 2022
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Meta Platforms: parent, developer and sole occupant
  • Brisbie, LLC: Meta's project company, counterparty on every contract
Decision-makers
  • Idaho Public Utilities Commission: power contract and solar approvals
  • Kuna City Council and Kuna Urban Renewal Agency: water agreements and renewal district
  • Idaho Land Board: state land exchange
Power partners
  • Idaho Power: utility and buyer of all three solar projects
  • rPlus Energies and Matrix Renewables: Pleasant Valley solar
  • Blacks Creek Energy Center, LLC: 320 MW solar seller
Builders on site
  • Hensel Phelps Construction Co.: construction partner named by Meta at opening
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

158 records from 23 documents

Drawn from news reports, utility regulator dockets, state agency records, local government records, company statements and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 9Utility regulator 5State agency 5Local government 3Company 2Dataset 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (20)
  • Utility: Idaho Power Company
    “seeking approval of a special contract (ESA or Brisbie ESA) for electric service between the Company and Brisbie, LLC (Brisbie)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid
    “seeking approval of a special contract (ESA or Brisbie ESA) for electric service between the Company and Brisbie, LLC (Brisbie)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Power program: Clean Energy Your Way - Construction (CEYW-Construction)
    “Schedule 62 allows Special Contract or Schedule 19-Large Power Service customers to be served with tailored renewable resources that cover up to 110 percent of their energy”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Utility service: not stated
    “LPS customers that receive service in excess of 20,000 kW are required to make special contract arrangements with the Company”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • PVS 2 PPA signed (125 MWac solar, Ada County; rPlus Energies) under the Brisbie ESA, with Brisbie as third-party beneficiary for Net Output and Green Tags.
    “On December 5, 2023, Idaho Power and PVS 2 entered into a PPA for the sale and purchase of 125 MW of renewable solar electric generation”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • First Amendment to the PVS 2 PPA filed (Case IPC-E-24-20): Scheduled COD advanced from December 31, 2026 to May 31, 2026 to align with Brisbie's anticipated load and Idaho Power's 2026 summer peak.
    “to better align the new generation with Brisbie's anticipated load and Idaho Power's anticipated 2026 summer peak load”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Blacks Creek Energy Center scheduled COD under the Brisbie ESA PPA (320 MW contracted as filed; the project as financed is 400 MWac / 520 MWdc with >$650M debt + tax equity closed March 2026 and construction commenced).
    “for a term of twenty years from the Commercial Operation Date (COD), scheduled to be December 31, 2027”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “Three Meta-supported projects are adding 645 MW of new renewable energy in Ada County”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “P-2022.0030 Brisbie, LLC, Kuna”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Pleasant Valley Solar 1 scheduled COD (March 2, 2025, per the IPC-E-24-20 application); rPlus Energies reported the 200 MW project in commercial operation in early 2025. First of the three ESA solar projects online.
    “to better align the new generation with Brisbie's anticipated load and Idaho Power's anticipated 2026 summer peak load”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Meta announces the Kuna Data Center online and operational - total investment more than $1.2B; more than $100M invested in the city water/wastewater system; three Meta-supported projects adding 645 MW of renewables in Ad
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Operator: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    “Meta is proud to work alongside Idaho Commerce, the City of Kuna, Ada County, Idaho Power, Hensel Phelps”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Power arrangement: Idaho Power service; electricity matched with 100% clean and renewable energy; Idaho's first large-customer green tariff (Clean Energy Your Way)
    “Three Meta-supported projects are adding 645 MW of new renewable energy in Ada County. We also worked closely with Idaho Power years in advance to help plan for our energy needs”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Three Meta-supported solar projects in Ada County - Pleasant Valley 1 (200 MW), Pleasant Valley 2 (125 MW, online 2026) and Blacks Creek (400 MW, expected late 2027) - match the campus's electricity use. These are genera
    “Like all Meta data centers, the Kuna Data Center's electricity use is matched with 100% clean and renewable energy.”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid operator: none (Idaho Power balancing area; WEIM participant)
    “none (Idaho Power balancing area; WEIM participant)”
    grade C
  • Pleasant Valley Solar PPA signed (200 MW, rPlus Energies) - the first of three dedicated solar contracts under the Brisbie ESA; approved April 12, 2023 (Order No. 35739).
    “rPlus Energies signs 200MW PPA with Idaho Power for Meta's Kuna data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • PVS 2 scheduled COD under the First Amendment
    “The 2nd phase of an offsetting solar array goes online on May 31, 2026”
    grade C
  • Dataset estimates on an unstated basis - NOT booked in any MW field (see the docume
    “Meta Kuna: as of 2026-06-01: 2 bldgs op, 198 MW; Building 1 and 2 are operational”
    grade C
  • Building count: 2 buildings
    “Meta Kuna: as of 2026-06-01: 2 bldgs op, 198 MW; Building 1 and 2 are operational”
    grade C
Money and contracts (54)
  • Tax exemption program: Idaho data center sales tax exemption, Idaho Code 63-3622VV
    “there is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the purchase or use of eligible server equipment and new data center facilities”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: scope
    “we approve the Company's ESA for electric service between the Company and Brisbie subject to the modifications discussed herein”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: effective date
    “If approved, the ESA becomes effective on the date of the final order issued in this case”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: scope
    “Brisbie has a sustainability objective to support 100% of its operations with new renewable resources”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: pricing 20 MW
    “The first 20 megawatt(s) of energy load (Block 1) was priced at current Schedule 19T energy rates”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: pricing
    “Any load exceeding 20 MWs (Block 2) is priced at a marginal cost rate using the Avoided Cost Averages from the most recently acknowledged Integrated Resource Plan”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: credit
    “the price for the energy credits is determined by the lower of the proposed AURORA-based rates (with the additional 85% adjustment) or the actual Mid-C market prices”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: credit
    “Specifically, Brisbie shall not receive any payments for capacity avoidance until the system is capacity deficient”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: cost sharing
    “Subjecting excess generation and renewable capacity credits to 95 percent sharing under the PCA, we believe, will induce the Company to negotiate for the least-cost rates”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: hold harmless
    “including provisions that will hold other Idaho Power customers harmless”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: security
    “Brisbie will provide security designed to secure any above-market costs associated with each Renewable Resource PPA in the event of non-performance by Brisbie”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: guarantee
    “guarantees in place should protect other retail customers”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: reporting
    “Brisbie will be the Company's largest customer with a large impact to the Company's system and cost structure”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement: termination finding
    “Due to the amount of material Brisbie and/or the Company claimed as trade secrets, production request responses by the Company and comments filed in this case by the parties had redactions”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement amendment: amendment
    “the Company and Brisbie entered into a Special Contract Agreement dated December 22, 2021, and First Amendment thereto dated August 3, 2023”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement amendment: amendment
    “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Second Amendment to the Company's Special Contract with Brisbie and the Third Amendment to its Special Contract with Micron are approved”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • energy services agreement amendment: pricing
    “we direct the Company to use a P50 load forecast to calculate the Supplemental Energy Price and Excess Generation Price”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • clean energy program framework: scope 110 percent of customer energy
    “Schedule 62 allows Special Contract or Schedule 19-Large Power Service customers to be served with tailored renewable resources that cover up to 110 percent of their energy”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: scope 200 MW
    “The PVS 2 PPA is substantially similar to the Pleasant Valley PPA, as amended, that was also entered into pursuant to the Brisbie Special Contract and approved in Order No. 35739 in Case No. IPC-E-22-29”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: cost allocation
    “the structure of the ESA requires 100 percent of the renewable PPA costs to be passed through to Brisbie”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: scope 125 MW
    “On December 5, 2023, Idaho Power and PVS 2 entered into a PPA for the sale and purchase of 125 MW of renewable solar electric generation”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: term
    “for a term of twenty years from the Commercial Operation Date, scheduled to be December 31, 2026”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: termination
    “In the event Idaho Power has not obtained all regulatory approvals deemed appropriate by the Company by the first anniversary of the filing of the PPA with the Commission, then either party has the right to terminate the Agreement”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: security 90000 USD per MW
    “Facility Development Security, in a form acceptable to Idaho Power equal to $90,000 per MW of Nameplate Capacity Rating, must be in place within 30 days of a final order”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: performance 90 percent of Estimated Net Output
    “Under the Output Guarantee, the Seller is obligated to deliver 90 percent of the Estimated Net Output Amount of the Facility on a monthly basis”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement amendment: amendment
    “to better align the new generation with Brisbie's anticipated load and Idaho Power's anticipated 2026 summer peak load”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: scope 320 MW
    “the Company and Blacks Creek entered into a PPA for the sale and purchase of 320 megawatts (MW) of renewable solar electric generation for a term of twenty years”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: term
    “for a term of twenty years from the Commercial Operation Date (COD), scheduled to be December 31, 2027”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement: beneficiary
    “Brisbie is identified in the PPA as a third-party beneficiary receiving Net Output and Green Tags generated by the Facility”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • infrastructure agreement: scope
    “AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDED AND REFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF KUNA AND BRISBIE, LLC”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • water and wastewater service agreement: scope
    “And then taking the wastewater down from 250,000 down to 25,000 gallons, so huge savings there”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • water and wastewater service agreement: termination finding
    “These are the Brisbie, LLC agreements that were brought forward with the project agreement when we put together the original negotiation with META for the design and construction of the water and wastewater facility”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • urban renewal plan: revenue allocation
    “City Council formally approved the Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan on November 1, 2022, via Ordinance No. 2022-34 with an effective date of November 23, 2022”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • urban renewal plan: termination
    “terminate no later than December 31, 2042”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tax exemption (statutory): qualification 250000000 USD
    “will make capital investments in one (1) or more data centers in amounts of at least two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in the aggregate within the first five (5) years after commencement of construction”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tax exemption (statutory): clawback
    “If a business entity fails to meet the investment and job creation requirements provided within the time periods required in this section, it shall pay sales or use taxes that would have been due”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tax exemption (statutory): scope
    “shall not be available for property that has been the subject of business incentives granted to a taxpayer or its affiliates, pursuant to the Idaho reimbursement incentive act”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners approves due diligence for a Brisbie LLC land exchange with the Department of Lands (state endowment land); 'disguised sale' legal risk flagged as a case of first impression in Ida
    “The Department recommends the Land Board approve proceeding with due diligence for the Brisbie land exchange proposal”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • City of Kuna approves the First Amended and Reformed Infrastructure Agreement (R71-2023) and Water and Wastewater Agreement (R73-2023) with Brisbie, LLC after the closed-loop redesign: wastewater reservation cut 250,000
    “there was a design pivot and one of the key things that happened when that design pivot occurred was a change that made the data centers themselves much more water efficient”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Tenants: Meta Platforms, Inc. (owner-occupied)
    “Meta (formerly the Facebook company) announced Wednesday the City of Kuna will be the location of its newest data center”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied; no third-party tenant
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • tax exemption (statutory): qualification finding
    “applications for provisional exemption go through the Idaho Tax Commission”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Meta publicly announces Kuna as a data center location: $800M investment, over 960,000 sq ft, ~100 operational jobs, >1,200 peak construction jobs, ~$50M water/sewer system, groundbreaking September 2022, construction th
    “The data center represents an investment of $800 million”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 16001
    “The fund builds on our existing direct giving programs, which have to date provided more than $1.5 million in Ada County schools and nonprofits through direct funding.”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced investment: more than $1.2 billion
    “Since breaking ground in 2022, this project has supported 1,600 skilled trade workers at peak construction and represents an investment of more than $1.2 billion in Kuna.”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Investment total: 1200000000 USD
    “represents an investment of more than $1.2 billion in Kuna”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Water infrastructure investment: 100000000 USD
    “We also invested more than $100 million in a new water and wastewater system for the City of Kuna”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Investment announced: 800000000 USD
    “The data center represents an investment of $800 million”
    State agency · Feb. 2022 · grade B
  • Building area: 960000 sq ft
    “Meta originally aimed to invest $800 million in developing a 960,000 sq ft (89,187 sqm) facility”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • energy services agreement: renewable energy access (Clean Energy Your Way green tariff) 200 MW (Pleasant Valley Solar 1 nameplate, generation)
    “The 200 MW project includes an energy services agreement with Meta and Idaho Power and will provide electricity to run Meta's nearby data center.”
    News report · April 2025 · grade C
  • Diode Ventures' no Meta Kuna expansion filing was found.
    “Kuna approved a second data center campus in April 2025: the Gemstone Technology Park, a separate $1 billion-plus development by Diode Ventures on 620 acres”
    News report · April 2025 · grade C
  • Idaho lawmakers have repeatedly (2023, 2025) advanced bills to limit the data center sales tax exemption / urban renewal benefits the Kuna project used; none had killed the exemption as of the latest coverage.
    “The new HB 328 offers simpler language for the same effect as the old bill, preventing data centers from meeting the qualifiers for the sales tax exemption”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
  • power purchase agreement: solar PPA - Pleasant Valley Solar 200 MW (generation nameplate)
    “rPlus Energies has signed a 200MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Idaho Power for Meta's Kuna, Idaho, data center.”
    News report · May 2023 · grade C
  • state sales tax exemption: data center sales tax exemption (server equipment and construction materials) 800 USD million (announced investment qualifying the project)
    “Idaho's package, like those of a number of states, offers sales tax exemptions on server equipment and materials used in construction.”
    News report · 2022 · grade C
Permits and government (20)
  • Urban renewal district: Kuna East Urban Renewal District
    “City Council formally approved the Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan on November 1, 2022, via Ordinance No. 2022-34 with an effective date of November 23, 2022”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • special contract / energy services agreement approval: approved with modifications
    “APPROVAL OF SPECIAL CONTRACT AND TARIFF SCHEDULE 33 TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO BRISBIE, LLC'S DATA CENTER FACILITY”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • ESA first amendment approval: approved
    “under the provisions contained in the Special Contract, as amended, that was approved by the Commission in Order Nos. 35777 and 35958 issued in Case No. IPC-E-21-42”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement approval: approved
    “The PVS 2 PPA is substantially similar to the Pleasant Valley PPA, as amended, that was also entered into pursuant to the Brisbie Special Contract and approved in Order No. 35739 in Case No. IPC-E-22-29”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement approval: approved
    “all changes to the tariffs resulting from commission orders, including those issued in Case Nos. IPC-E-24-01 and IPC-E-24-18”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • ESA second amendment approval: approved
    “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Second Amendment to the Company's Special Contract with Brisbie and the Third Amendment to its Special Contract with Micron are approved”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • power purchase agreement application: application noticed; modified procedure ordered
    “the Company and Blacks Creek entered into a PPA for the sale and purchase of 320 megawatts (MW) of renewable solar electric generation”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Idaho Power files the Brisbie ESA application (Case IPC-E-21-42) - special contract + Tariff Schedule 33 for the Kuna data center; the first Clean Energy Your Way-Construction arrangement.
    “On December 22, 2021, Idaho Power Company (the Company or Idaho Power) applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) seeking approval of a special contract (ESA or Brisbie ESA)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan adopted (Ordinance 2022-34) - revenue allocation district over the 1,528-acre study area containing the campus's industrial park; plan runs to December 31, 2042.
    “City Council formally approved the Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan on November 1, 2022, via Ordinance No. 2022-34 with an effective date of November 23, 2022”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • IPUC approves the Brisbie ESA with modifications (Order No. 35777): two-block pricing, excess-generation credit at the lower of the adjusted IRP forecast or actual Mid-C prices, no capacity-credit payments until the syst
    “we approve the Company's ESA for electric service between the Company and Brisbie subject to the modifications discussed herein”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Idaho HB 328 (2023) limits the urban-renewal benefit for sales-tax-exempt data centers (amends section 50-2903A: section 63-3622VV data centers in revenue allocation areas with no bonds issued as of March 16, 2023 are ad
    “We continue to see the effects of HB 328 on the Kuna East District”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • IPUC approves the Second Amendment to the Brisbie ESA (Order No. 36383), updating CEYW pricing definitions from the 2023 IRP and directing P50 load forecasts for the Supplemental Energy Price and Excess Generation Price.
    “IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Second Amendment to the Company's Special Contract with Brisbie and the Third Amendment to its Special Contract with Micron are approved”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners: Item 9: Brisbie LLC Land Exchange - approve proceeding with due diligence
    “The Department recommends the Land Board approve proceeding with due diligence for the Brisbie land exchange proposal”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kuna City Council: Public hearing and adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-34 - Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan and revenue allocation area (district containing the Meta campus)
    “terminate no later than December 31, 2042”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kuna City Council: Resolution R71-2023 - First Amended and Reformed Infrastructure Agreement between the City of Kuna and Brisbie, LLC
    “These are the Brisbie, LLC agreements that were brought forward with the project agreement when we put together the original negotiation with META”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kuna City Council: Resolution R73-2023 - First Amended and Reformed Water and Wastewater Agreement between the City of Kuna and Brisbie, LLC
    “And then taking the wastewater down from 250,000 down to 25,000 gallons, so huge savings there”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • air quality permit to construct: issued (permit identity established from DEQ's permits-table index; document unreachable at capture)
    “P-2022.0030 Brisbie, LLC, Kuna”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Idaho lawmakers again move to bar stacking the data-center sales-tax exemption with urban-renewal benefits (2026 HB 328; HB 046 stalled in the Local Government Committee in mid-February 2026). Reporting notes the measure
    “The new HB 328 offers simpler language for the same effect as the old bill, preventing data centers from meeting the qualifiers for the sales tax exemption from benefiting from the urban renewal perks”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • construction pause and rescope: construction paused for AI redesign, then restarted
    “the facility was one of around a dozen sites temporarily paused as part of a design re-scoping to accommodate AI infrastructure and liquid cooling”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • urban renewal district: created urban renewal district encompassing the site
    “The project was large enough to qualify for sales tax exemption, with the City of Kuna then creating an urban renewal district encompassing the 325-acre industrial park”
    News report · 2022 · grade C
Site and other (22)
  • County: Ada County
    “approving the Kuna East Urban Renewal Plan”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Ada County, ID (16001)
    “cost recovery for the construction of related transmission facilities to connect Brisbie's data center to the Company's system”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc. (through Brisbie, LLC)
    “Brisbie and its parent company, Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Owner entity: Brisbie, LLC
    “Brisbie and its parent company, Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Kuna URA 2025 Annual Report: Meta has purchased a majority of the remaining available land within the Kuna East district and 'plans for a future expansion may be forthcoming' - no expansion has been announced by Meta.
    “Meta has purchased a majority of the remaining available land within the district; plans for a future expansion may be forthcoming”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Announced: Feb. 16, 2022
    “We are thrilled to announce that Meta is joining the Idaho community! Kuna will be home to our newest data center”
    Company · Feb. 2022 · grade A
  • Campus name: Meta Kuna Data Center
    “Meta (formerly the Facebook company) announced Wednesday the City of Kuna will be the location of its newest data center”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • City: Kuna
    “the City of Kuna will be the location of its newest data center”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: 2025
    “with construction anticipated to continue through 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: Feb. 16, 2022
    “BOISE, Idaho (February 16, 2022) - Meta (formerly the Facebook company) announced Wednesday the City of Kuna will be the location of its newest data center”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking date: Sept. 2022
    “Meta will break ground on the over 960,000 square-foot data center in September 2022”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Building area sq ft: 960000 sq ft
    “Meta will break ground on the over 960,000 square-foot data center in September 2022, with construction anticipated to continue through 2025”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking (September 2022). Meta later paused construction in its 2022 AI design re-scoping and restarted in 2023 with a closed-loop liquid-cooled design - the pivot that cut the campus's city water/wastewater reser
    “Meta will break ground on the over 960,000 square-foot data center in September 2022”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Project status: operating (online and operational; serving traffic since Sep 2026)
    “We're excited to announce that the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking: 2022
    “Since breaking ground in 2022, this project has supported 1,600 skilled trade workers at peak construction”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Peak construction jobs: 1600
    “this project has supported 1,600 skilled trade workers at peak construction”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: Closed-loop, liquid-cooled system; zero water for most of the year
    “The Kuna Data Center uses a water efficient closed-loop, liquid cooled system that will use zero water for the majority of the year.”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: operating
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: operating
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: Sept. 3, 2026
    “the Meta Kuna Data Center is online and operational”
    Company · Sept. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs operational: 100 jobs
    “bringing approximately 100 operational jobs to the City of Kuna”
    State agency · Feb. 2022 · grade B
  • Address: 601 Kuna Mora Rd, Kuna, ID 83634
    “601 Kuna Mora Rd, Kuna ID 83634”
    grade C