Golden West Rapid City Skyline Facility
Rapid City, SD
Source: Primary source
Golden West Rapid City Skyline Facility is a mapped data center in SD.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkGolden West Telecommunications Coop., Inc. — colocation facility (2 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- Hamilton advances proposed data centre moratorium in pushback to rapid AI buildoutGlobal News· Jun 17, 2026
- El Paso Residents Voice Concerns Over Rapid Rise of Data Centers in Borderland regionKTEP· Jun 5, 2026
- Ohio urged to rethink big tech as data center boom acceleratesThe Columbus Dispatch· May 23, 2026
- Petition circulated, residents to speak at Kearney city council meeting on data center concernsRural Radio Network· May 21, 2026
- An outpouring of frustration over Pennsylvania’s rapid data center growthPennsylvania Capital-Star· May 15, 2026
- New Wilmer council member aims to take on rapid data center growthKERA News· May 11, 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, Grandview Elementary - 06 in Rapid City, is 1.4 mi from this site (406 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.