Nothing reported in Unincorporated Morton County yet
Who decides here: the Morton County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules
County commissioners voted 4-1 to adopt new rules for data centers. Noisy equipment must be at least three-quarters of a mile from a home unless waived. Closed-loop cooling is required, and humming (tonal) noise may not cross the property line. No data center application is before the county.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
The county paused data centers and crypto mines until it adopted siting and performance rules. Those rules were adopted on Sept. 10, 2026. The county has not said publicly if the pause has formally ended.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Morton 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 Morton County: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Mor-gran-sou Electric Co-op Inc. (not available) or Montana-dakota Utilities Co. (company) or Basin Electric Power Co-op (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.