Montana Lawmaker Proposes Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Kendall Cotton, president and CEO of the Frontier Institute, an Helena-based think tank, writes an opinion piece for The Missoulian regarding the increasing scrutiny and opposition directed at data center developments in Montana. The article notes that several massive data centers have been proposed across the state, sparking significant public pushback. Cotton highlights that a state legislator has called for a four-year, statewide moratorium on data center construction. While acknowledging that this idea may be popular, Cotton argues it is severely misguided. The piece suggests that data centers have become a 'populist punching bag,' with individuals garnering attention through hardline opposition on social media.