This is the second in our series on the ongoing data center boom across America.
In today’s conversation, we go to tiny Broadview, Montana where a dramatic dispute is unfolding over the huge Quantica Data Center Project nearby.
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Records show that when the multi-phase Quantica project is complete it could have a larger footprint than 3,800 football fields and electrical capacity that could exceed the total of America’s largest power station, the Grand Coulee Dam.
Local officials and business supporters in Broadview see opportunity for jobs, investment, and possible financial help for its serious infrastructure needs.
But local residents have unanswered questions about water, power, noise, cost-shifting, land use, public authority, and whether a project of this scale can move forward before the community understands what it is being asked to accept.
The Quantica Project opposition has faced official silence, procedural barriers, threats of removal from public meetings by law enforcement, and open hostility from some local officials.
But determined women like Cari Olson, Anne Hedges, and Kassi Solberg persist in their search for answers.
In this podcast, we have an energetic discussion about the high-stakes conflict over the proposed Quantica Data Center. And of course, we follow the StrictQuality.AI standards of fairness and evidence-based analysis.
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Should small towns have more authority over massive data center projects near their communities?
Should developers be required to disclose power, water, emissions, customers, and utility-cost impacts before local support is requested?
When a town government says it lacks jurisdiction, does it still have a responsibility to answer residents’ questions?
