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Karin Kirk: NorthWestern Energy talks transparency while hiding behind redacted documents

I was happy to see that NorthWestern Energy replied to my previous column that showed how data centers are raising electricity prices for households. I’m not surprised that they responded, because they probably realize that data centers are really unpopular, especially in Montana. NorthWestern Energy’s business plan depends

Different Dems? At Butte debate, candidates make pitch to challenge GOP

BUTTE — Montana Democrats gathered in the Motherlode Theater in Butte on Tuesday night for the first debate among the party’s four primary contenders for the state’s western district congressional seat. More than 100 people attended Tuesday’s debate, which came on the heels of a Monday event in

3 takeaways from the Gazette's reporting on the planned data center for Yellowstone County

On July 1, NorthWestern Energy sent an email that has since set off several filled community meetings and bipartisan outcries over what might be soon to come in a data center in Yellowstone County. The email was NorthWestern's non-binding letter of intent to provide power up to

Broadview data center leadership face questions from locals on power, water and cost

In college amphitheaters, community centers and even church pews, Yellowstone County residents have been learning more about the data center that might be their new neighbor. At Rocky Mountain College’s nearly 200-seat amphitheater, people had to be turned away as seats filled. At the Broadview Community Center meeting,

How a company quietly acquired 5,100 acres for a data center in Eastern Montana

When a little-known company called Montana Property LLC purchased 5,000 acres — around eight square miles — just south of Broadview in 2024, the acquisition didn't necessarily make waves. But roughly one year later, the purchaser's parent company Quantica Infrastructure announced development plans for a sprawling

Data center dispute says Texas firm tricked Montana company

As artificial intelligence and data centers dominate conversations about technology, energy needs and political regulation, few things illustrate how deeply those issues have penetrated, even in Montana, than the fight that is happening in Broadview. Broadview, population 139, sits 31 miles from Billings, the state’s largest city. But a

Email: Unions urged Montana Democrats to back off negative messaging on data centers

As the conversation over data centers heats up in Montana, the state’s largest union federation urged leadership at the Montana Democratic Party to back off negative messaging on the hot-button issue. Montana appears to be an attractive option for companies looking to build data centers, and three companies