Data centers in Leola, South Dakota
Leola has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Leola yet. McPherson County's own decisions are on the McPherson County page.
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The data center in Leola
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
Leola Data Center
Leola, McPherson County
Latest, reported September 2, 2026: 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 yahoo.com national outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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1 data center in Leola: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
What happened
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· Leola Data Center
Now reported: 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 yahoo.com national outlet
What was said
Democratic candidates and PUC candidate Frank Kloucek called for one year moratorium on new data centers
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 1 record
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 1 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Leola is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Leola is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/sd/mcpherson-county/leola, updated September 17, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Leola, McPherson County, South Dakota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/sd/mcpherson-county/leola. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
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- Level
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- Census GEOID
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- Rating value
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- Scale word
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