No project in Renton City, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Renton 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 10 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 12 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 12 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
Renton City Council voted unanimously to have city staff start work on a data center moratorium. No final moratorium vote was found.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Renton 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 Renton City: City of Milton (not available) 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.