Public comment period for proposed data center in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, Mont. - A public comment period is in place through June 15 for a proposed data center in Richland County, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
The company seeking the permit has been listed as NYDIG DFM LLC, described as a bitcoin-mining firm on its website.
The DEQ has indicated its plans to award NYDIG the permit.
A draft environmental assessment available from the DEQ says the company "has applied for a MAQP under the Clean Air Act of Montana to construct and operate eight 2,500 brake-horsepower engines consuming well pad field gas to power a data center."
Residents can submit comments related to potential environmental impacts ahead of the permit's official issue.
Comments can be submitted to the DEQ online.
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