Data centers in Montana
Every site we track in Montana, the jobs each one brings where a public source states them and the officials who represent them.
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What changed after November 3
Election Day was Nov 3, 2026. These are winners of AP-called races who take office in January 2027. Each links to its AP race call. This box covers races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Results are unofficial until Montana certifies them.
- Kurt Alme (R), U.S. Senator-elect. Called by AP. source
Sites in Montana
Sites with sourced job numbers first. Construction and permanent jobs are shown separately and never added together.
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Digital Infrastructure Campus Quantica Infrastructure | Yellowstone | Announced | about 500 | not stated |
| ACT Colstrip Data Center Advanced Communications Technology (Range) | Rosebud | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Atlas Power Butte Data Center Atlas Power | Silver Bow | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Bitzero Polson Data Center (SKQ/Salish-Kootenai Dam) Bitzero | Lake | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Cogent Billings Data Center Cogent Communications | Yellowstone | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Montana Opticom Data Center (Four Corners) Montana Opticom LLC | Gallatin | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Altuve Pad NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Breaks CDP Facility NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Felix-Lucero Facility NYDIG DFM, LLC | Roosevelt | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Holly Powers Site NYDIG DFM, LLC | Roosevelt | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Judith Warren Site NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Kai Pad NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Kennedy Pad NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Kraken Central Site NYDIG DFM | Richland | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Nate Facility NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| NYDIG DFM Piano Man Site NYDIG DFM, LLC | Richland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| North Data Center Great Falls North Data Center, LLC | Cascade | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Parsec Data Management Billings Parsec Data Management, Inc. | Yellowstone | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Quantica Big Sky Quantica Infrastructure | Yellowstone | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Richland County Data Center Owner not yet confirmed | Richland | Announced | not stated | not stated |
Show all 28 sites
| Site | County | Status | Construction jobs | Permanent jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinum BNI Montana Bitcoin Mining Facility Sentinum (Hyperscale Data) | Richland | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| State of Montana Data Center Owner not yet confirmed | Custer | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| TAC Data Centers: Project Cardinal Owner not yet confirmed | Cascade | Announced | not stated | not stated |
| Vision Net Billings 2 (1030 Central Avenue) Vision Net | Yellowstone | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Vision Net Billings Fiber Hotel (Granite Tower, formerly iConnect Billings) Vision Net | Yellowstone | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Vision Net Helena (Hustad Center, formerly iConnect Helena) Vision Net | Lewis And Clark | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| Vision Net Missoula (Broadway Center, formerly iConnect Missoula) Vision Net | Missoula | Operating | not stated | not stated |
| iConnect Billings Fiber Hotel Owner not yet confirmed | Operating | not stated | not stated |
Counties with data center sites
What does this mean for your community?
Electric bills, water, housing and taxes in Data centers in Montana: sites, jobs and officials: what we know, what remains unknown and who can answer. Statewide figures are context, not forecasts for any one community.
Will my electric bill rise?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No modeled or measured estimate of the effect on household bills has been published for this state.
- What remains unknown
- The effect on household bills in most states.
- Who can answer
- Your state utility commission and your utility's rate cases.
- Ask
- Will data centers pay the full cost of the power lines and plants built for them? Where is that written in a rate order?
How much water will it use?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No tracked project in this state has a published water figure in our sources.
- What remains unknown
- Water use for nearly every other project.
- Who can answer
- Your local water utility and county commission.
- Ask
- How much water will this project use each day? Where will it come from?
Will housing get more expensive?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No public body we found tracks data center effects on local rents or land prices.
- What remains unknown
- Effects on local land prices, rents and housing.
- Who can answer
- Local land records and planning commission minutes.
- Ask
- Has anyone studied what this project will do to local rents and home prices?
What are taxpayers giving up?
No sourced figure yet for this state.
- In writing
- No signed incentive record for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
- What remains unknown
- The full public cost and the net tax revenue for most projects.
- Who can answer
- Your state economic development agency and county commission.
- Ask
- What tax breaks does this project get? What must it deliver in return?
What the agreements say
No signed incentive agreement for a project in this state is in our sources yet.
Your officials in Montana
- Democrat (D)
- Republican (R)
- Independent (I)
- Party not listed
Incoming in January 2027
Kurt Alme R
"Local governments need to consider the potential harms or impacts through electricity rates, through water, through other impacts and way those against possible benefits like additional tax base and good-paying jobs. But these are ultimately decisions of local communities." source