Montana Mother Challenges Massive AI Data Center Development Near Her Rural Home
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Juliet Macur, Will Warasila
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Summary
Kassi Solberg, a 43-year-old mother and resident of Broadview, Montana, is fighting against a Houston company's plan to build a massive 5,000-acre AI data center campus near her rural property. Despite facing resistance from local officials—including a mayor who threatened to call the sheriff—Solberg continues to attend town council meetings demanding transparency and information about the development, which is part of a nationwide boom in AI data center construction. The proposed complex would be the size of approximately 3,800 football fields.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledI hope I will be able to make a difference, said Kassi Solberg, 43.
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