The Data Center Debate

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Data centers in Montana

0 data centers and projects on our map in Montana. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.

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See Montana on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.

Latest news from Montana

Supports the case against policy September 24, 2026

Yellowstone County commissioners ask Montana lawmakers to narrow the Right to Compute Act

Yellowstone County commissioners sent a letter to their state legislative delegation asking for changes to Montana's 2025 Right to Compute Act, which they say blocks local zoning and permitting authority over data centers. The county is grappling with the proposed 5,000 acre Quantica Broadview project.

Montana Free Press Siting, zoning and standards Local opposition and consent Laws, bills and regulation

Check it: This is a request to state lawmakers, not a court challenge, and the 2027 session is the earliest legislative window.

Weighing it up

For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.