Lex Developments Pocatello AI Data Center (Hoku site / Project IV West)
Pocatello, Bannock County, ID
Lex Developments Pocatello AI Data Center (Hoku site / Project IV West), a data center project in Pocatello, ID associated with Lex Developments LLC, has stalled. The facility is reported at 100 MW with a reported investment of $2.6 billion. Lex Developments (Gus Shultz) proposed seven 100,000 sq ft AI data center buildings on the 49-59 acre former Hoku polysilicon plant site, valued at $2.6B, with Idaho Power projecting a 100 MW load by 2031 (Idaho Power calls it Project IV West). The hearing examiner denied the conditional use permit May 2026, City Council upheld the denial July 16, and denied it again 3-2 on Sept 17, 2026 (effective Oct 1). Developer has vowed to sue; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes oppose; Bannock County enacted a 180-day county moratorium July 30, 2026. (Source dated 2026-09-24.).
- 100 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Stalled
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Idaho state legislation
- HB 911Idaho bill requiring a 'no harm' test before utilities can serve new large loads of 50+ MW.Download
- HB496 - Certain data from water users; water use consumption reporting for data centersRequires reporting of water use consumption data from data centers.Download
- H0897 - Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.Description comingDownload
- H0609 - Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a property tax exemption for certain capital investments.Description comingDownload
- H0820 - Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Lex Developments LLC
- County
- Bannock County, ID
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Address
- Pocatello, ID
- Stage
- Stalled
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