Our Water
Our Power Bills
Our Say
Montana communities deserve a voice before Big Tech reshapes our grid, drains our water, and raises our rates.
WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR MONTANA
MILLIONS OF GALLONS
of water consumed daily by a single hyperscale data center's cooling systems — in a drought-prone state where water rights are already fiercely contested.
YOUR POWER BILL
When massive industrial facilities plug into the grid, the cost of new substations and transmission lines gets spread across every ratepayer. Without regulation, you pay for their growth.
20–50 PERMANENT JOBS
The typical job count from a 100+ megawatt data center. Not the thousands often promised. Montana deserves investments that match their footprint and honor their promises.
OUR GRID, UNPREPARED
Montana's electrical grid was not designed to absorb sudden hyperscale industrial loads. Reliability failures affect hospitals, farms, homes, and small businesses — not just the corporations that caused them.
WHAT IS THE PAUSE?
The position
“A two-year moratorium on approval of any large-scale data center or industrial facility consuming 20 megawatts or more of electricity, during which developers must provide verified third-party impact studies and detailed community plans, and the Montana Legislature must establish an enforceable regulatory framework protecting ratepayers, workers, and local communities.”
01
A PAUSE — NOT permanent
Two years to build the rules that make responsible development possible. Fast enough to signal urgency and get the work done; long enough to do it right.
02
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM DEVELOPERS
Verified impact studies and community plans — no more promises without proof.
03
THE LEGISLATURE MUST ACT
Montana needs enforceable laws that protect ratepayers, workers, and communities — not just corporate investment timelines.