Data center project · Kittitas County, Washington
Blue Fern data center at Bullfrog Flats, Cle Elum
Inquiry only · A reported 20 MW, $200 million data center idea in Cle Elum's Bullfrog Flats; it led to city and county moratoriums. Also known as: Bullfrog Flats.
- Status
- Inquiry only · as of Aug. 6, 2026
- Location
- Bullfrog Flats master-planned community, Cle Elum · Kittitas County
- Status note
- The mayor said the city had received no data center application.
- Power
- 20 MW
Reported by DCD (under 50 MW). - Floor area
- 100,000 sq ft
- Investment
- About $200 million, as reported.
- Developer and team
- Blue Fern Development
- Water
- Closed-loop cooling, as reported.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Updates, newest first
- Aug. 6, 2026 DCD reported Blue Fern's plan for a 20 MW, 100,000-square-foot data center and said it was unclear whether the moratorium applies, given the site's development agreement. (DatacenterDynamics, Aug. 6, 2026)
- July 31, 2026 Cle Elum's council unanimously adopted a six-month moratorium on data center applications; the mayor said an application at Bullfrog Flats would be reviewed under the rules in force at the time. (Daily Record (Ellensburg), Aug. 4, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Under 50 MW; kept because it set off local moratoriums.
- The Daily Record describes a business park of about 950,000 square feet at Bullfrog Flats; how much of it would be data center space is not stated.
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