1 data center project in Unincorporated McLean County
Who decides here: the McLean County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated McLean County
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
The county rezoned about 800 acres near Coal Creek Station from farm land to commercial, at Rainbow Energy's request, for a future data center park.
June 2025Source
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
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated McLean County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated McLean County: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Basin Electric Power Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Mountrail-williams Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Otter Tail Power Co. (company) or Mclean 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has any data center company signed on?
- Has anyone applied to McLean County for a building permit?