Data center campus · La Pine Industrial Park, Reed Road, La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon
Boxminer data center proposal, La Pine
Denied
as of May 27, 2026
A crypto data center developer's 20 MW plan on about 20 acres of La Pine Industrial Park land, dropped when the city council voted unanimously against pursuing the land sale.
Power20MW reported · stated
Site19.5acres
Who is behind it
ProjectBoxminer data center proposal, La Pine
Developer and teamBoxminer
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
Councilors voted unanimously not to pursue the land sale to the developer. (OPB, May 28, 2026)
A crowded council meeting drew nearly three hours of public comment, most of it opposed. (KTVZ, May 13, 2026; The Source Weekly, May 19, 2026)
La Pine's city council unanimously told staff to start a purchase and sale process for the land; the direction was non-binding and approved neither a sale nor the project. (DatacenterDynamics, undated; The Source Weekly, May 19, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Acreage is 19.5 in OPB and 20 in The Source.
- OPB says the park is owned jointly by private parties and Deschutes County; DCD calls the land county-owned; The Source says the $1.5 million price would be split between the city and the county.
- Job figures ran from up to 200 down to 50 or 60. OPB reported that a city staff report found gaps of millions of dollars between the developer's revenue estimates and the city's own.
- The map point is approximate, from the town.
The full record
- Status note
- The council's vote ended the land sale effort; this was a land sale decision, not a land use denial.
- Power note
- Under the 50 MW floor as proposed. DCD reported a possible later expansion to 100 MW; the developer said it was uncertain Midstate Electric could serve that load.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)