North Dakota can both welcome data centers and consider public input

By: Terry Effertz

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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North Dakota faces important questions about how we approach major infrastructure projects. We should demand transparency, genuine local input, and skepticism of proposals that don’t serve our communities. The good news is that on data centers, we’re actually doing this work.

Data centers are large facilities filled with thousands of computer servers that store and process information. When you upload a photo, stream a video, or run a business application in the cloud, it’s likely …

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