Public comment period for proposed data center in Richland County
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has opened a public comment period until June 15 for a proposed data center in Richland County. NYDIG DFM LLC, identified as a bitcoin-mining firm, is seeking an air quality permit to operate eight 2,500 brake-horsepower engines for the data center. The DEQ has indicated its intention to award the permit.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced a public comment period, open until June 15, regarding a proposed data center project in Richland County, Montana. NYDIG DFM LLC, described as a bitcoin-mining company, is the applicant for a Montana Air Quality Permit (MAQP) under the Clean Air Act of Montana.
The permit application details the company's plan to construct and operate a data center powered by eight 2,500 brake-horsepower engines that will consume well pad field gas. The DEQ has released a draft environmental assessment and has indicated its intent to award the permit to NYDIG DFM LLC. Local residents are invited to submit comments concerning the potential environmental impacts of the project before the permit is officially issued, with submissions accepted online through the DEQ.