Yellowstone County data center (eyeing), 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.
1 event, August 11, 2026 to August 11, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 3 figures from other sources and 12 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Montana.
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2026 1 event
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
On August 11, 2026, Yellowstone County District Court invalidated a citizen petition requiring data center voter approval on the basis of procedural deadline failure, leaving the Right to Compute Act's regulatory implications unaddressed. montanafreepress.org
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Also in August 2026: 1 figure from another source and 6 lines that are not events of their own
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Figure · KTVQ
7,706 signatures: Solberg had collected 7,706 signatures by Aug. 3 in compressed timeline and would have struggled to meet initially stated deadline of Aug. 12 KTVQ local outlet
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
No charges were filed against the signature gatherers according to Sheriff O'Donnell ktvq.com
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Volunteers collecting signatures for Yellowstone County Voices reported harassment by security guards and law enforcement at MontanaFair on Sunday ktvq.com
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County Judge Ed Zink ruled that gatherers missed the deadline to collect signatures for the data center ballot measure ktvq.com
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
A Billings judge ruled on a similar data center ballot initiative issue that the deadline for collecting signatures had passed under Montana Code Annotated 13-28-206 kbzk.com
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Commission scheduled to discuss emergency zoning request at August 27, 2026 meeting in Billings ktvq.com
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County commissioners agreed to discuss emergency interim zoning ordinance following public meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 ktvq.com
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Also in September 2026: 2 figures from other sources and 6 lines that are not events of their own
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Figure · montanarightnow.com
20,000 gallons a day: Quantica Infrastructure estimates using 20,000 gallons of water per day once completed using closed loop cooling technology montanarightnow.com local outlet
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito said the 2025 Right to Compute Act, passed with bipartisan support (61-38 House, 50-0 Senate), prevents interim zoning on data centers by requiring restrictions be narrowly tailored and preventing restrictions if less restrictive means exist. montanafreepress.org
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County residents and opponents of the Quantica data center project in Broadview requested interim zoning to pause development pending county review of data center impacts. montanafreepress.org
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County Commissioners asked their district court in July 2026 for a judgment on the constitutionality of a citizen petition requiring voter approval for data center developments. montanafreepress.org
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Figure · Montana Free Press
7,000 signatures: A petition in Yellowstone County to require data center developments to receive voter approval garnered more than 7,000 signatures in response to the proposed Quantica 5,000 acre Broadview Data Center announced in August 2025. Montana Free Press local outlet
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Kassi Solberg aims to have a ballot initiative approved for the Yellowstone County election on May 4, 2027 montanafreepress.org
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Kassi Solberg collected more than 14,000 signatures toward a ballot initiative requiring voter approval for data centers in Yellowstone County montanafreepress.org
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Decision · Yellowstone County (county)
Yellowstone County commissioners sent a letter asking local legislators to refine the Right to Compute Act montanafreepress.org
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