1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (796+ words) (Daily Montanan) NorthWestern Energy wants the Public Service Commission to throw out a'complaint'by a coalition of advocacy groups asking regulators to investigate the utility's plans for data centers. But the groups that filed the complaint said doing so would mean…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (583+ words) Viewpoint: Data center job predictions don't add up'Missoula Current Viewpoint: Data center job predictions don't add up Amongst the ever-growing buzz surrounding the Sabey Data Center proposed in Butte, a common source of excitement is the potential for new employment…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (622+ words) Climate Smart Missoula this week joined six other nonprofit organizations in challenging the Montana Public Service Commission over its December decision to grant NorthWestern Energy a protective order to keep secret the details of three proposed large data centers. "When…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (636+ words) I was happy to see that NorthWestern Energy replied to my previous column that showed how data centers are raising electricity prices for households. I'm not surprised that they responded, because they probably realize that data centers are really unpopular,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1364+ words) (Daily Montanan) As artificial intelligence and data centers dominate conversations about technology, energy needs and political regulation, few things illustrate how deeply those issues have penetrated, even in Montana, than the fight that is happening in Broadview. Broadview, population 139, sits…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1242+ words) (States Newsroom) After years of states pushing legislation to accelerate the development of data centers and the electric grid to support them, some legislators want to limit or repeal state and local incentives that paved their way. President Donald Trump…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1627+ words) (States Newsroom) As Americans grow increasingly frustrated over their electricity bills, states are trying to keep the nation's growing number of data centers from causing higher energy costs for consumers. For years, many states competed aggressively to land data centers,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (635+ words) Data centers are a hot topic. They're drawing large amounts of electricity from the stressed grid, and their thirst for ever-more power is daunting. Where will this energy come from? Who will pay for it? We have a lot of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (209+ words) In 2025 the Montana legislature passed House Bill 424, giving tax breaks to data centers to generate their own electricity. While I do believe that they should be incentivized to produce their own energy, I also believe that massive data centers are…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (331+ words) (Missoula Current) A few days after nine organizations asked state utility regulators to place sideboards on data centers, Montana's governor announced he's signed agreements to allow foreign businesses to explore data center projects in the state. "Montana offers affordable, reliable…...