No project in Burien City, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Burien City votes on zoning. The King County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Sabey Tukwila campus expansion (68 MW power request)
Tukwila, King County
🕒 April 30, 2026: Sabey withdrew its request for 68 MW more power at its Tukwila campus.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 7 miles awaySmall data center proposed inside the Starbucks Center (SoDo)
Seattle, King County
🕒 June 2026: A concept plan for a data center of just under 20 MW in the Starbucks Center was submitt…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 10 miles awayDigital Realty data center at 301 Virginia Street
Seattle, King County
🕒 June 9, 2026: Seattle City Council passed a one-year pause on data centers over 20 MVA; this project's…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 10 miles awayNine-story data center south of the Spokane Street Viaduct (SODO)
Seattle, King County
🕒 June 18, 2026: KUOW reported the PacLand-filed plans were vested before the city's pause.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Burien City Council passed a one-year emergency pause on applications to build or expand data centers (Ordinance 905). It covers facilities over 20 MVA of power (about 20 megawatts). Staff will study rules, fees and community benefits. A public hearing was held July 13, 2026.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Burien 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 Burien City: City of Milton (not available) or City of Seattle (run by the town) or Puget Sound Energy Inc. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Washington.