Pocatello, ID Denial of Conditional Use Permit for 100MW Lex Developments AI Data Center

Pocatello, Idaho's city council said no to a proposed $2.6 billion AI data center. On July 16, 2026 the council voted 4-1 to uphold a hearing examiner's earlier denial of the conditional use permit for the 100-megawatt Lex Developments project. The developer cannot reapply for 12 months and has vowed to sue. The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes were among the project's opponents.

Technical detail

Pocatello (ID) City Council 4-1 vote July 16, 2026 upholding the hearing examiner's denial of a conditional use permit (CUP) for Lex Developments' proposed AI data center ($2.6B capital, 100MW). Effect: CUP denied; 12-month bar on reapplication. Developer has stated intent to litigate — watch for a suit that would add a litigation entry. Opposition included the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

Who is protected: Pocatello, ID residents; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (project opponents)

Who must comply: Lex Developments (12-month reapplication bar); future data center CUP applicants in Pocatello, ID

Key facts

Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere

• SB 484 (FL Data Center Costs) · In effect
• Maine Data Center Moratorium (vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Siting Bill (Vetoed) · Vetoed
• VA Data Center Tax Exemption · In effect
• VA Data Center Cost-Allocation Law · In effect
• Texas SB 6 (Data Center Grid Law) · In effect