Stark Power data center and gas plant north of Mandan

❓ Still unanswered

Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?

• How big would the data center be, in acres and megawatts? 🙋 I'll find out
• Is the whole site inside Mandan city limits? 🙋 I'll find out
• How much water would it use? 🙋 I'll find out
• Where exactly is the site? A parcel number, address or agenda link helps. 🙋 I'll find out

🔎 What we checked

• Oct 8, 2026: We checked news reports: the site is north of I-94 between Highway 1806 and Old Red Trail, near Mandan schools. No parcel list is public, so we did not place an exact pin.

🗳️ Public vote

On Sept. 22, 2026, residents turned in a petition (706 signatures; 435 needed) for a city vote to limit any data center in Mandan to 25 megawatts. The city must check the signatures. The mayor said it likely misses the Nov. 3 ballot and would go to a later special election.

📜 Data center rules

Mandan's planning and zoning board voted unanimously to recommend a data center ordinance, after adding six changes, including tighter noise limits, more monitoring and coolants without PFAS (forever chemicals). It now goes to the City Commission. We did not find a final vote.

⏸️ 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.