At an all-day summit last week co-hosted by Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Chamber of Commerce, politicians and energy industry insiders described a fossil-fuel-heavy vision for the country where regulatory hurdles are few and permitting timelines are brisk.

Over 300 people from around the state and country gathered at the event Oct. 16, which was pitched as a forum for energy producers and consumers to discuss growth and innovation in the power sector. Top-dollar event sponsors included Google, Stockman Bank and Americans for Prosperity, a free-market think tank founded by oil and gas billionaires Charles and David Koch.

Below are four presenters’ takes on trends to watch as companies and government regulators face surging investment in energy-intensive data cent

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