ACT Colstrip
Colstrip, MT
Source: Primary source
ACT Colstrip is a mapped data center in MT.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkAdvanced Communications Technology — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Emails: Massive gas power plants planned north of Billings for Broadview data centerBozeman Daily Chronicle· May 20, 2026
- Montana PSC commissioner tours state to talk about electricity rates and data centersKTVQ· Apr 13, 2026
- Karin Kirk: NorthWestern Energy talks transparency while hiding behind redacted documentsBozeman Daily Chronicle· Mar 13, 2026
- Viewpoint: NW Energy hiding data-center details from publicMissoula Current· Mar 6, 2026
- Is your data center getting a big discount on electricity? That’s redacted.Yale Climate Connections· Mar 3, 2026
- How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern MontanaBillings Gazette· Feb 26, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Frank Brattin Middle Schl in Colstrip, is 0.8 mi from this site (132 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.