Data center campus · Idaho National Laboratory land about 18 miles east of Arco (approximate position), Butte County, Idaho
Idaho National Laboratory AI data center site (DOE)
Site zoned or marketed
as of July 24, 2025
Federal land at Idaho National Laboratory that the Energy Department offered in 2025 for a privately built AI data center powered by new energy sources. Also known as: DOE AI Data Center and Energy Infrastructure site, INL.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Who is behind it
ProjectIdaho National Laboratory AI data center site (DOE)Also: DOE AI Data Center and Energy Infrastructure site, INL
Developer and teamU.S. Department of Energy (landowner; private partner not yet named)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
DOE issued its request for proposals for INL land east of Arco, with applications due Nov. 7, 2025, as reported. (Idaho Mountain Express, Sept. 17, 2025)
DOE announced INL, Oak Ridge, Paducah and Savannah River as sites for AI data center and energy projects and said it would issue site solicitations. (U.S. Department of Energy, July 24, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- The county is approximate: INL spans five counties, and the reported location east of Arco is in Butte County.
The full record
- Status note
- The Department of Energy named INL one of four federal sites for privately built AI data centers with their own power; as reported, its solicitation asked for applications by Nov. 7, 2025. No developer selection for INL was found.
- Power note
- Size not reported.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)