Proposed
Blue Power gas plant and data center (near Carbon)
Also called: Blue Power LLC, Brazil data center
Blue Power LLC owns about 28 acres near Carbon and got a state air permit for a natural gas power plant to power a data center nearby. The county learned about it from outside sources. Commissioners say they oppose a data center, but the county has no zoning to stop it.
Where things stand: The state air permit for a gas power plant was approved in Sept. 2025. Plans for the data center itself are not public.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): Officials said that without county zoning they cannot pause the project.
What we know
- 📍 WhereOff East County Road 1350 North, just south of Carbon, Clay County
- 🏢 CompanyBlue Power LLC
- 🌳 Size27.62 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromIts own natural gas turbines, plus hydrogen/diesel turbines, under an IDEM air permit (021-48643-00020).
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Where exactly will the data center be built, and how big? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many megawatts will the power plant make? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the cooling tower use? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 2025IDEM approved an air permit change for Blue Power's power plant.
- June 2026County commissioners said they oppose a data center and are writing an ordinance.
- July 2026Officials said that without county zoning they cannot pause the project.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Blue Power LLC data center plans near Carbon · Brazil Times · 2026
- Clay County caught off guard by private power plant construction · WTHI-TV · June 19, 2026
- Clay County officials, public raise concerns about potential data center · WTHI-TV · July 7, 2026
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