620-acre data center planned for Kuna sparks concerns over power rates

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story showed electrical infrastructure that is for an existing Idaho Power project, not infrastructure being built to support the Gemstone Technology Park. Diode Ventures, the organization behind the new facility, has not broken ground on any infrastructure or facilities yet.

Another data center is coming to Kuna — this time a 620-acre project called the Gemstone Technology Park, which will transform farmland into a massive data processing campus — leaving some neighbors concerned they may end up paying more for their power because of it.

“You might be able to live with it,” said Sherry Agnew, who has lived on the land right next door for about 25 years…

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