Data center dispute says Texas firm tricked Montana company

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 2,083

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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As artificial intelligence and data centers dominate conversations about technology, energy needs and political regulation, few things illustrate how deeply those issues have penetrated, even in Montana, than the fight that is happening in Broadview.

Broadview, population 139, sits 31 miles from Billings, the state’s largest city. But a recently filed lawsuit in state district court shows that a patch of land, a power substation, and investors from around the country are in a legal …

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