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Montana borders Texas to the north and has become a competing location for data center development due to its abundant hydroelectric power resources and lower cooling costs.
March 9, 2026
Texas's Next Gigawatt Cluster Depends on Fights No Developer ControlsTech firms are responding rationally: building captive power plants or siting adjacent to generation to sidestep transmission entirely. Novva in Utah and Thunderhead Energy Solutions, which proposed **23 GW across Texas, Montana, and Illinois** plus a 5,000 MW gas plant in Winkler County, West Texas, both sought EPA air quality exemptions to fast-track on-site generation.
March 3, 2026
Gigawatt Ambitions, County-Level Resistance: Who Blinks First?Meanwhile in Montana, a lawsuit between Rick Tabish's FX Solutions and a datacenter operator on a 430-acre Broadview parcel exposes what happens when developers try to bypass utility regulation through direct-generation deals.
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PUCT
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OpenAI
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Margaret Cook
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Oracle
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Data Center Coalition
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Novva
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Meta
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Microsoft
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ERCOT
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Utah
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