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US mayors push back against data center boom as AI backlash grows

US mayors push back against data center boom as AI backlash grows

Data centers were supposed to be a gift. In cities across the United States, more and more mayors are treating them like a problem. With the midterm election season approaching, big tech's promise of a windfall of jobs and tax revenue has given way to talk of polluting

Public Service Commission can’t keep data center information secret, says group

A coalition of groups with concerns about data centers is challenging the Montana Public Service Commission’s decision to keep information about them under wraps at the request of NorthWestern Energy. In a motion filed with the Public Service Commission this week, Earthjustice said NorthWestern hasn’t shown information in

Groups challenge Montana PSC order that keeps data center info secret

Public interest groups on Wednesday challenged the rationale behind redactions made in the letters of intent signed by NorthWestern Energy and data center developers. The agreements made with developers in Silver Bow and Yellowstone counties share few details — even less information than the utility has publicly disclosed in other areas.

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,