The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Sept. 8, 2025, released a Request for Applications (RFA) for long-term lease agreements to use federal land at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to establish and operate artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure integrated with innovative energy generation and storage technologies. DOE expects proposed projects to be viable without direct government funding. Applicants may discuss the possibility of entering into data and/or power services agreements, providing computational resources, and other collaboration models.

Key Dates

Sept. 19, 2025 – RFA questions due

Sept. 26, 2025 – Industry Day (registration required by Sept. 22, 2025)

Nov. 7, 2025 – Applications due

Dec. 19, 2025 – Selection announcement expected

DOE Objectives

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