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No project in Barnes Township, but 2 nearby

Who decides here: the Cass County Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Barnes Township. Townships here have little say over land use.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Being builtabout 7 miles away

Applied Digital Polaris Forge 2 AI campus in Harwood

Harwood, Cass County

320 acres · for An unnamed large tech company ("investment-grade hyperscaler"); one TV report says Oracle

🕒 April 2026: The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved a $110 million power project (substa…

Proposedabout 11 miles away

Geronimo Power Harmony Energy Park data center near Casselton

Harmony, Cass County

640 acres

🕒 Sept 22, 2026: Harmony Township board talked about a temporary pause on data centers and got a new chair.

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

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Barnes Township: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Otter Tail Power Co. (company) or Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or Cass County 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.