Data center eyed in Jerome-Lincoln desert area

A data center is being eyed for desert land in Jerome and Lincoln counties, in an area previously associated with the stalled Lava Ridge project.

What is known

The proposal involves a data center, but the details currently established do not include a final approval, construction date, size, owner or operating plan. The project’s status is described as being under consideration rather than completed or under construction.

Connection to Lava Ridge

The proposed site is in the desert area where the Lava Ridge project stalled. That location connects the new data-center discussion to an earlier development effort, but the two projects are not described as the same proposal.

What happens next

Any formal application, land-use review, approval or public meeting would provide more information about the project and its effect on the surrounding area. A final decision has not been established.