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- Data center opponents launch write-in campaigns in Billings state Senate districtMontana Free Press· Aug 28, 2026
- How Daniel Zolnikov became ‘Data Center Danny’Montana Free Press· Aug 28, 2026
- County study on data center impacts, regulations, underwayMissoula Current· Aug 25, 2026
- Guest Opinion: Montana should be the first state to ban data centersDaily Inter Lake· Aug 25, 2026
- Butte district court judge to make ruling on data center initiative lawsuitNonstop Local News Montana· Aug 21, 2026
- Frustrated, rowdy data center opponents make more noise in Yellowstone CountyMontana Free Press· Aug 19, 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.