Leola Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
2 events, January 1, 2023 to September 2, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 1 statement and 4 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: South Dakota.
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2023 1 event
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(the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 2, 2026)
Entry
In 2023, South Dakota PUC approved Montana Dakota Utilities request to establish new rate available to data center type facilities housing high density computer processing technology [1]
2026 1 event
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Also in August 2026: 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Decision · McPherson County (county)
McPherson County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to postpone a decision following an executive session at a special meeting dakotanewsnow.com
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Leola Data Center is a 50 megawatt facility proposed in a one story building 120 feet wide by 400 feet long at 116th Street and 358th Avenue, about four miles west of Leola [1]
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Also in September 2026: 1 statement and 3 lines that are not events of their own
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Entry
Montana Dakota Utilities would provide electricity to Leola Data Center in second half of 2027 [1]
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Construction could start this fall after conditional use permit received [1]
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Decision · McPherson County (county)
McPherson County Commission, acting as county Board of Adjustment, will decide on conditional use permit for Leola Data Center yahoo.com
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Statement · Frank Kloucek, Democratic PUC candidate
Democratic candidates and PUC candidate Frank Kloucek called for one year moratorium on new data centers Yahoo national outlet
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- Under the months
- 5
- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
- 2
- Statements
- 1
- Figures
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- Entries and decisions under the months
- 4