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No project in Unincorporated Burleigh County, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Burleigh County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 8 miles away

Stark Power data center and gas plant north of Mandan

Mandan, Morton County

🕒 Aug 20, 2026: Stark Power held its first public open house on the project.

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

Burleigh County's zoning code allows data centers only in Industrial zones with a special use permit. They must be 1 mile from homes, schools, churches and parks, stay under 50 dBA by day and 45 dBA at night at homes, and test generators only from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. We did not find the date the county adopted it.

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Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelledHollow dot (when zoomed in): exact site not known yet, pin shows the town

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Burleigh County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated Burleigh County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Burleigh County: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Montana-dakota Utilities Co. (company) or Basin Electric Power Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Otter Tail Power Co. (company) or Capital Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in North Dakota.