Diode Ventures is a Kansas-based data center developer, a subsidiary of the engineering firm Black & Veatch, that has walked away from three US sites after local pushback while moving ahead in Canada. In Charles City County, Virginia, it withdrew its 515-acre Roxbury Technology Park proposal on August 18, 2025, eight days before a supervisors' vote, saying it had decided "to shift our focus elsewhere."
In Henderson County, Texas, it withdrew a proposal in July 2026 over the site's "close proximity to the rural residential community of Cedar Creek Lake," and Governor Greg Abbott said "Diode did the right thing by withdrawing their project." In Peculiar, Missouri, the Board of Aldermen blocked Diode's $1.5 billion Harper Road Technology Park by removing data centers from the city's light industrial zoning after residents packed meetings.
In Wheatland County, Alberta, Diode's Goldfinch data center proposal went the other way: after a July 7 public hearing and a petition against it, the county council passed the rezoning 4-3 on August 11. Councilor Glenn Koester, who voted no, said most people who had contacted him opposed it: "overwhelmingly the response has not been good for the development."
In Kuna, Idaho, Diode's proposed 620-acre Gemstone Technology Park is still in its early stages; the company says it would commit more than $40 million to local services, including $30 million over 13 years for the Kuna Rural Fire District.
Diode Ventures sites on record
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United States4
Idaho1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diode Ventures Gemstone Technology Park (Kuna)Kuna | Diode Ventures | Proposed | Not reported |
Missouri1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project HarperPeculiar | Diode Ventures | Blocked | Not reported |
Texas1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diode Ventures Data CenterTrinidad | Diode Ventures | Withdrawn | Not reported |
Virginia1
| Project | Company | Status | Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diode Ventures Data CenterCharles City | Diode Ventures | Withdrawn | Not reported |
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