1 data center project in Williston City
Who decides here: the City Council of Williston City votes on zoning. The Williams County may review big projects too.
In Williston City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
Williston commissioners approved plans for the Fighting Pike data center north of town. Noise controls must be in place before it runs and kept up for at least a year after.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Williston City. - Go to council 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 Williston City: 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 Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Mountrail-williams Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Burke-divide Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Sheridan Electric Co-op, Inc. (not available).
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 construction started, and is phase one finished?
- Where will the power come from?
- How much water will it use?
- Sources disagree on size: about 300 acres (news) or 510 acres (city staff report).