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Who decides here: the City Council of Minot City votes on zoning. The Ward County may review big projects too.

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

Minot's planning commission approved updated data center rules: closed-loop water cooling, proof of enough power, water and sewer, plus a noise study and lighting plan. The rules were set to go to the City Council on Sept. 8, 2026. We did not find the council's vote. No data center is proposed in Minot.

Aug 2026Source
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 Minot City: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Montana-dakota Utilities Co. (company) or Otter Tail Power Co. (company) or Basin Electric Power Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or Verendrye Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Mountrail-williams Electric 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.