Sully County, home to SD’s largest data center, would welcome more with ‘open arms,’ official says

By: Makenzie Huber, Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 931

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Citizens crowded county commission meetings and city council rooms in recent months, expressing concerns about potential data centers near Sioux Falls and the small South Dakota town of Toronto.

Three years ago, residents of Sully County did the same when a 30 megawatt data center was proposed near the hydroelectric power generated by the Oahe Dam on the Missouri River, Sully County Planning and Zoning Board Chair Austin Gross told state lawmakers last winter.

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