17 data center projects proposed on Western public land. New pitch is in Idaho
The Bureau of Land Management is evaluating a California energy company's preliminary pitch to build a 3,700-acre data center on public land north of Twin Falls, Idaho. Copia Power is in the pre-application phase ahead of filings to build the project, BLM spokesperson Heather Tiel-Nelson told the Idaho Statesman in an email. Details so far are scarce as Copia works with the BLM's Shoshone Field Office on the particulars of the plan, Tiel-Nelson said. Copia's concept is in its early stages, Tiel-Nelson said — "a long way" from filing a notice of intent on the federal register, which would kick off a public comment period. The Idaho Statesman could not immediately reach Copia or its parent company, EQT, for comment. The Center for Western Priorities, a conservation advocacy nonprofit, first reported the project through a map tracking data centers on public land throughout the American…
