Developer Eyes More Than 560 Acres Northwest of Lincoln for Possible Data Center
More than 560 acres northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska, are under consideration for a potential data center development involving Coffee Grounds Data LLC and Arevia Power. This comes as both Lancaster County and the state of Nebraska have established task forces to study and develop regulations for the rapidly expanding data center industry. These task forces will address concerns related to land use, electricity, water, and infrastructure demands.
A large 560-acre tract of land located northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska, is being considered for a data center development. Records obtained by Nebraska Public Media News indicate that the property is under a purchase option with Coffee Grounds Data LLC, a company connected to Nevada-based Arevia Power.
Ricardo Graf, Arevia Power's chief development officer, confirmed that Coffee Grounds Data is in an early-stage site diligence process for the property, with no formal development plan yet determined. This potential project adds to a growing interest in data center development within Lancaster County, including another large hyperscale project near Hallam linked to Stark Power, which recently acquired Sagebrush Infrastructure, and ongoing construction at an existing Google data center site in Lincoln.
In response to this surge in development, Lancaster County officials are actively studying how to regulate future data centers through county zoning regulations. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners has formed a Data Center Task Force, which will meet multiple times through December to establish land-use guidelines and operational procedures for developers. Concurrently, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen also established a state Data Center Task Force, with its first meeting held in September, to address broader concerns regarding electricity, water, infrastructure, and land-use demands associated with large data centers.