Fighting Pike data center campus in north Williston

Also called: Project Fighting Pike

A planned campus of seven data center buildings on the north edge of Williston, for cloud computing, not crypto. The city approved it in 2025 with noise rules. Full build-out was planned over several years.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 8, 2026

Where things stand: City approved the plan in March 2025. Phase one was due by end of 2026; we could not confirm building has started.

🕒 Latest update (March 25, 2025): Williston City Commission approved the plans, with noise rules.

What we know

📍 Wheresouthwest of the US 2 and US 85 Bypass junction, northwest of US 2 and 84th Street W (Section 23, Missouri Ridge Township area), Williston, Williams County
🏢 CompanyCritical Data Housing, LLC (Critical Data House)
🌳 Size510 acres
⚡ Power it needs455 megawatts (about as much as 364,000 homes)
❄️ Coolingclosed-loop, direct-to-chip liquid cooling (reported)
💵 Cost$5 billion

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What happened so far

March 17, 2025
Williston Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the plan.
March 25, 2025
Williston City Commission approved the plans, with noise rules.

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.

March 25, 2025

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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.

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Where this comes from

Staff Report: Fighting Pike Data Center (MYGOV #25-000032) · City of Williston · March 10, 2025
Williston commissioners approve plans for a data center north of town · KFYR-TV · March 26, 2025
Where North Dakota's data centers stand: 26 facilities tracked statewide · KFYR-TV · Aug 27, 2026

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