1 data center project in Unincorporated Mercer County
Who decides here: the Mercer County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Mercer County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners voted 3-2 to pause data center applications for one year, so staff can write rules. It came as Basin Electric and NextEra looked at the county for a gas plant and data center campus. The county had no application at the time.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (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
- Where exactly is the site in Mercer County?
- How big would the data center be, and who would use it?
- How much water would the plant and data centers use?
- Will the companies apply after the moratorium ends in March 2027?