BUTTE - Data Center have been popping up across the world and here in Butte, with more to come. Some are cautioning embracing them too quickly in case this boom industry becomes a bust.

“Let’s curb our enthusiasm a little bit and let’s ask some questions before we jump on the bandwagon,” Montana Environmental Information Centers Director Anne Hedges said at a public meeting recently.

Should Butte embrace a billion-dollar data center project? Community members are asking tough questions about electricity and water usage Butte weighs pros and cons of major data center development

The Washington-based Sabey Data Centers in April entered a land sale agreement with Butte-Silver Bow to purchase 600 acres to possibly build a data center at the Montana Connections Industrial Park south of Bu

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