Krambu Bonner Data Center
Krambu proposed a 29 MW data center in Bonner, Montana, but withdrew its application following public opposition, and the property owner also backed out. It is cancelled, as reported July 6, 2026.
How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power it would draw
- 29 MW
- not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- Krambu
- as stated by the source
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much power it needs | 29 MW | not disclosed | September 17, 2026 | |
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Krambu | as stated by the source | September 17, 2026 | |
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Missoula County and Bonner about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula | The changes still need approval from Missoula City Council before they go into effect. | billingsgazette.com | |
| Missoula | The changes tighten how the city defines a data center and whether it is classified as a primary or secondary use, making it more restrictive for new developments. | billingsgazette.com | |
| Missoula | Missoula planning commission approved code changes to the Unified Development Code. | billingsgazette.com | |
| Missoula County | Missoula County is preparing study on data center impacts and mitigation strategies, with draft presentations planned for November 4 and 12, 2026 | montanarightnow.com | |
| Missoula County | Missoula County implemented one year moratorium on new or expanded data centers effective July 9, 2026 | montanarightnow.com | |
| Missoula County | Missoula County enacted interim zoning on data centers in July. | montanafreepress.org |
5 earlier decisions on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula County | In July, Missoula County passed a temporary data center moratorium that will remain in effect until July 8, 2027, unless the county commission chooses to extend the moratorium for an additional year or passes new zoning regulations. | missoulian.com | |
| Missoula County | Missoula currently requires data centers to recycle electronic waste and bring new renewable energy online | easternprogress.com | |
| Missoula County | Missoula County approved one year pause in data center development | mtpr.org | |
| Missoula County | Missoula County adopted temporary moratorium on data centers | montanafreepress.org | |
| Missoula | Meeting in Missoula drew opposition to proposed Bonner data center | montanarightnow.com |
What happened
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· Status: stalled or cancelled (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Krambu withdrew application for Bonner data center [6], also [1], also [2]
The full Krambu Bonner Data Center timeline, in order
6 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
The site
Where in Missoula County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Stalled or cancelled, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 4 other published records in Montana
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Bonner, Missoula County, Montana
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
5 questions answered from the record
How big is Krambu Bonner Data Center?
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The record has one measure of its size: 29 MW (not disclosed). Its acreage is not disclosed.
Who is building Krambu Bonner Data Center?
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Krambu is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Krambu Bonner Data Center say it needs?
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Power: 29 MW (not disclosed). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Krambu Bonner Data Center stand today?
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It is cancelled, as reported July 6, 2026. The newest entry, reported July 6, 2026: Krambu withdrew application for Bonner data center [6].
What has Bonner or Missoula County decided about it?
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Missoula: The changes still need approval from Missoula City Council before they go into effect. (reported September 18, 2026, source); and Missoula: The changes tighten how the city defines a data center and whether it is classified as a primary or secondary use, making it more restrictive for new developments. (reported September 18, 2026, source). 11 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- Proposed Bonner AI data center now dead in the water after property owner removes signature on application - KPAX News, KPAX News, July 6, 2026, query feed
- Construction of Bonner data center halted at mill location - NBC Montana, NBC Montana, July 6, 2026, query feed
- Plans for 29MW data center in Bonner, Montana, dropped - Data Center Dynamics, Data Center Dynamics, July 8, 2026, trade press
- Bonner data center plans halted following public outcry - Montana Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, July 8, 2026, local outlet
- Missoula meeting draws opposition to proposed Bonner data center - montanarightnow.com, montanarightnow.com, July 7, 2026, local outlet
- Krambu withdraws application for proposed Bonner data center - Missoula Current, Missoula Current, July 6, 2026, local outlet
- Developer Backs Out of Bonner Data Center - newstalkkgvo.com, newstalkkgvo.com, July 7, 2026, local outlet
- Property owner of proposed Bonner data center backs out - Montana Free Press, Montana Free Press, July 6, 2026, local outlet
- Water, energy, land use: Missoula data center proposal prompts questions - Montana Free Press, Montana Free Press, May 21, 2026, local outlet
9 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Krambu Bonner Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/krambu-bonner-data-center-mt, last verified September 17, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Krambu Bonner Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/krambu-bonner-data-center-mt. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Slug
- krambu-bonner-data-center-mt
- Status value
- cancelled
- Stage
- Stalled or cancelled
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/mt/missoula-county/bonner
- Coordinates
- 46.8625, -114.01167
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Missoula), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- Not disclosed
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 29 MW, not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Not disclosed
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- Last verified
- 2026-09-17