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One data center project ‘unchanged’ while another ‘doesn’t make sense’ after rejected incentives
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (546+ words) One company plans to pause its project but another company's plan is "unchanged" after South Dakota lawmakers rejected incentives for large data centers. Applied Digital has been courting South Dakota lawmakers and residents of Deuel County in far eastern South…...
Data center restrictions signed into South Dakota law after push for incentives failed
1+ week, 1+ day ago (301+ words) After lawmakers rejected proposals to incentivize the construction of large data centers in South Dakota, the governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that will place new limits on the industry. The law applies to data centers with a peak…...
Jacks Chat w/ Matt Zimmer: Ramon McKinney and Chase Van Tol
2+ week, 2+ day ago (24+ words) Jacks Chat w/ Matt Zimmer: Ramon McKinney and Chase Van Tol'Sioux Falls Live Jacks Chat w/ Matt Zimmer: Ramon McKinney and Chase Van Tol...
Data center regulation bill passes South Dakota House
3+ week, 6+ day ago (471+ words) PIERRE " One of the last remaining data center bills pending in the South Dakota Legislature " a measure that would impose new regulations " passed the state House on Thursday and now heads back to the Senate for consideration of a House…...
Utility company leader tells audience that data centers will extend fossil fuel usage
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (622+ words) SIOUX FALLS " The rapid growth of electricity-hungry data centers will extend the life of existing fossil-fuel power plants and result in more being built, according to NorthWestern Energy President and CEO Brian Bird. "So those folks against that are going…...
Clock is ticking on data center incentive proposal as elections loom
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1580+ words) The race for governor is on in South Dakota, and so is the race to determine the state's policy on data centers before the next governor is elected. State Rep. Kent Roe, R-Hayti, wants to pass a bill this winter…...
Hyperscale data centers drawing increased scrutiny from Sioux Falls to Pierre
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1340+ words) Hyperscale data centers were the focus of increasing scrutiny from Sioux Falls to Pierre on Monday. The Lincoln County Commission is also set to address the topic on Tuesday when it considers a resolution to place a moratorium on the…...
South Dakota looks to space for final stretch of high-speed internet access initiative
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (522+ words) It's expensive to extend fiber-optic cable to the remaining locations in South Dakota that don't have high-speed internet, so the state is leaning into providers offering service from satellites in space. The state's ConnectSD initiative, which began in 2019, had helped…...
Planned data center sparks outrage in downtown Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls Live | Sioux Falls news and weather
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (782+ words) Fears over data centers " technology's expanding grip on humanity to electricity demands and quality-of-life concerns from future neighbors " were under a white-hot spotlight Tuesday in downtown Sioux Falls. But it wasn't enough to block a zoning change needed for a…...
Rezone for Sioux Falls data center inches toward fruition
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) A planned data center in eastern Sioux Falls took a major step forward this week. Sioux Falls City councilors on Tuesday gave their preliminary blessing to a proposed rezone request from Gemini Capital, a California-based developer readying to build a…...