Ada County, Idaho, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on November 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Ada County proactively developed data center zoning standards following Meta's data center in nearby Kuna and Diode Ventures' 620-acre Gemstone Technology Park (approved 3-2 by Kuna City Council in April 2025). Ada County updated its… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | November 1, 2025 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: county. County: Ada County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Idaho context
Idaho has 3 documented local actions across 3 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.