Proposed-site record

Butte Data Center

Media Monitoring lead with high location confidence. Use the linked sources to verify status, public money, NDA/secrecy, water, and power details before treating this as a fully documented local record.

Blocked or pausedconfirmedHigh concern

Site Snapshot

Location: Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
Operator / sponsor: Sabey Data Centers
Status / stage: Blocked or paused · blocked / paused
Scale: 50-250 MW reported; Hyperscale (100-999 MW); 1,000,000 sq ft; 600 acres; expected online 2026

Data Fields

NDA / secrecyMissing / needs review

Public moneyEvidence attached

nbcmontana.com Data Center Dynamics change.org

WaterMissing / needs review

PowerMissing / needs review

Public Money

Source dataset project_cost field reports $1 billion; public funding records still need local review.

Evidence linksnbcmontana.comProposed Butte Data Center Stirs Debate Data Center DynamicsSabey Backs Out Of Proposal To Build Data Center In Butte Montana change.orgStop The Building Of A Data Center In Butte Montana meic.orgmeic.org source

Water

Source dataset reports cooling source: Water. Water permits and withdrawal records need local sourcing.

Power

Source dataset reports 50-250 MW; power source: Grid (unspecified mix). Utility tariff, interconnection, and ratepayer records need separate sourcing.

NDA / Secrecy

No NDA reported

Missing NDA / secrecy, Water, PowerAttached fields: Public money

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Sources and Leads

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nbcmontana.comProposed Butte Data Center Stirs Debate Data Center DynamicsSabey Backs Out Of Proposal To Build Data Center In Butte Montana change.orgStop The Building Of A Data Center In Butte Montana meic.orgmeic.org source FracTracker AllianceOpen U.S. Data Centers Tracker ArcGIS source rowButte Data Center dataset attributes