As AI Investors Eye MT for New Data Centers, Communities Brace for Water Impacts

While Montana might not be viewed as an artificial intelligence hotbed, it is considered among the top states in the country with potential to "power the AI revolution." An analysis CNBC published last July based on grid reliability and average market electricity price named Montana as the No. 3 state in the country for its potential to power data centers. Despite that, only a handful of relatively small data centers have been built in the Treasure State, and several operations have come and gone.

But the state of play could change - quickly - as proposals for new data centers garner traction...