Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site)
AI data center in Pocatello, ID, United States: paused.
- Location: Pocatello, ID, United States
- Developer: Lex Developments
- Status: paused
Status: Paused
A source reports this project as paused. Source: East Idaho News, 2026-07-16.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site) is a AI data center project located in Pocatello, ID, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by Lex Developments. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across ID, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Lex Developments applied for a conditional use permit to build an AI data center on the former Hoku Materials site in Pocatello; the city hearing examiner denied it in May 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site)?
- Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site) is an AI data center project in Pocatello, Idaho tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site)?
- Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site) is in Pocatello, Idaho. Every tracked Idaho campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/idaho.
- Who is building Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site)?
- Lex Developments was developing Lex Developments AI Data Center (Former Hoku Site).
Sources
- Proposed AI data center in Pocatello denied after massive public pushback (eastidahonews.com · press · 2026-05-18)
- Pocatello City Council upholds decision to deny AI data center (eastidahonews.com · press · 2026-07-16)
- KIVI (kivitv.com · press · 2026-05-18)
- Post Register (postregister.com · press · 2026-07-16)