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A strategy to address data centers in Montana

by Scott Rosenzweig
| March 29, 2026 12:00 AM

If the Epstein file debacle has taught us anything, when documents that are legally required to be made public are heavily redacted, preventing citizens from knowing the truth, something is going terribly wrong. 

Here in Montana, we have a similar situation. Our largest utility company, Northwestern Energy, is engaging with a number of corporations seeking to build massive data centers within our borders. Of course, there are significant and legitimate questions regarding this. 

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