Data Center Registry
Rock Point Data Center Project
West Plains, Spokane County, Washington
Rock Point Data Center Project is a proposed data center in West Plains, Washington (Spokane County), operated by Apricus Energy Partners. The public record puts it at 1 GW planned, 514 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record. The record for this site rests on a single unverified source and should be read that way.
Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.
Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Apricus Energy Partners
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 11703 W. Medical Lake Highway, West Plains, Spokane County, WA
- Coordinates
- 47.6210, -117.7300 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 1 GW planned
- Land
- 514 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Rumored: a single unverified source
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Rock Point Data Center Project in West Plains, Spokane County, Washington is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Developer has little operating history and a prior unrealized project in Livermore, CA; undisclosed discussions between the developer and Spokane County commissioners drew public criticism; a companion Avista MOU (counterparty undisclosed, believed to be this project) was paused June 12, 2026.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Developer has little operating history and a prior unrealized project in Livermore, CA; undisclosed discussions between the developer and Spokane County commissioners drew public criticism; a companion Avista MOU (counterparty undisclosed, believed to be this project) was paused June 12, 2026.
Notes on the record
Conceptual-stage dual hydrogen-production-plus-data-center project; Avista's own engineering study projects only ~50MW available by 2030 (vs. the company's aspirational 1,000MW target), rising to ~650MW by 2033; no formal county application filed as of Aug 2026.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.
Other sites within 30 miles
Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.
- Lumen Spokane · Spokane · Lumen Technologies15 mi · Operating
- TierPoint Spokane · Liberty Lake · TierPoint30 mi · Operating
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Rock Point Data Center Project in West Plains?
Yes. Rock Point Data Center Project in West Plains, Spokane County, Washington is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Developer has little operating history and a prior unrealized project in Livermore, CA; undisclosed discussions between the developer and Spokane County commissioners drew public criticism; a companion Avista MOU (counterparty undisclosed, believed to be this project) was paused June 12, 2026.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Rock Point Data Center Project?
No lawsuit over Rock Point Data Center Project appears in the record we track as of August 22, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Rock Point Data Center Project use?
No water withdrawal figure for Rock Point Data Center Project is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Rock Point Data Center Project, and how big is it?
Apricus Energy Partners is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 1 GW. The site is recorded at 514 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Rock Point Data Center Project," updated August 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/apricus-rock-point-data-center-west-plains-wa.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/apricus-rock-point-data-center-west-plains-wa, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Company proposing massive West Plains data center · The Spokesman-Review · retrieved August 22, 2026
- 2.Avista confirms negotiations with company seeking to build large data center · The Spokesman-Review · retrieved August 22, 2026
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