Lex Developments Pocatello AI campus (former Hoku site)

AI dedicated

Operated by Lex Developments · Pocatello, ID, US2 srcupdated 3mo ago

Arizona-based Lex Developments proposed a ~$2.3bn AI campus of seven buildings on the former Hoku Materials polysilicon site at 1800 River Park Way; the hearing examiner denied the conditional use permit in May 2026 and the developer appealed on 2026-06-01. BoiseDev reported the city council upheld the denial on 2026-07-20 (that source could not be fetched). Coordinates are the Pocatello city centroid, not the parcel.

Compared to peers

Compared with 166 peer facilities in US.

Capacity (MW): 2005×+ above median; median 26 · p95 1,800
Supplier coverage: 0no peers; median 0 · p75 0
Announce → online lag: in progress; no completions yet

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Permits

zoningCity of Pocatello (Idaho) Hearing Examiner (Kathleen Lewis)
denied
issued 2026.5.14

Status

cancelled

Current capacity

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Planned capacity

200 MW

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Cooling

closed-loop

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Capex

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Location

City: Pocatello
Region: ID
Country: US
Coordinates: 42.8620, -112.4506

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Sources (2)

newsDevelopers appeal Pocatello's denial of proposed AI data center2026.6.04
newsCity denies $2.6 billion data center, but developer vows to appeal2026.7.20

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