No project in Pasco City, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Pasco City votes on zoning. The Franklin County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Atlas Agro data center campus on Horn Rapids Road
Richland, Benton County
275 acres
🕒 May 12, 2026: Tri-City Herald listed the project among four Tri-Cities data center proposals.
Proposedabout 13 miles awayTrammell Crow data center campus at Lewis & Clark Ranch
West Richland, Benton County
500 acres
🕒 Dec 12, 2025: Trammell Crow said it is studying a data center on part of the ranch, starting at 500 ac…
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Pasco City Council voted unanimously to pause new business license and permit applications for data centers, crypto mining, AI and other high-density computing sites for up to six months. Before this, data centers were allowed by right in the I-2 and I-3 industrial zones. No applications had been filed. A hearing was held Sept. 8; some residents asked for a longer pause.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Pasco City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Pasco City: Bonneville Power Administration (public) or PUD No 1 of Franklin County (public).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Washington.