Montana Opticom
Bozeman, MT
Source: Primary source
Montana Opticom is a mapped data center in MT.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkMontana Opticom LLC — 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- Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centersBozeman Daily Chronicle· Jun 18, 2026
- How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity billsBozeman Daily Chronicle· Jun 18, 2026
- In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data centerBozeman Daily Chronicle· Jun 16, 2026
- Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solvedThe Conversation· Jun 16, 2026
- Quantica commits further to self-funded power for data center near BroadviewThe MSU Exponent· Jun 10, 2026
- Jim Morton: Data center big jobs claims don’t match permit applicationBozeman Daily Chronicle· Jun 3, 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, Monforton 6-8 in Bozeman, is 1.0 mi from this site (218 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.