State of Montana Data Center
Custer County, MT
Source: OpenStreetMap
State of Montana Data Center is a mapped data center in Custer County, MT. DataCentersExposed has documented a 8,493 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThe State of Montana Data Center is a mapped data center in Custer County, Montana, tied to the State of Montana in available records. Its reported footprint is 8,493 square feet. The site draws power from Tongue River Electric Coop INC inside the NWMT balancing authority. No operator or ultimate parent beyond the state is disclosed.
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- Missoula County to present data center study draft Oct. 27 at fairgroundsFairfield Sun Times· Oct 10, 2026
- Yellowstone County sues over initiative aimed at Quantica data centerMontana Free Press· Oct 7, 2026
- Briefs: Data center water proposal; Drought aid; Herbicide flights; EMS grantsMontana Public Radio· Oct 7, 2026
- Keeping tabs on tech: Residents ask County to form data center working groupLewistown News-Argus· Sep 30, 2026
- Montana Supreme Court declines to revisit order nixing Butte data center ballot initiativeBozeman Daily Chronicle· Sep 26, 2026
- Montana Supreme Court vacates decision to put Butte data center issue to votersDaily Montanan· Sep 25, 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.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Pine Hills Youth Corr Facil Hs in Miles City, is 725 ft from this site (29 students). 6 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.