You should know what’s happening where you live.

A data center can change a community — what you pay for electricity, what happens to the water and land around you. We track every project in South Dakota, county by county and at the state level, so you hear about it while there’s still time to say something.

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7 facilities. There are almost certainly more.

Every project on this list was found by someone paying attention locally — a rezoning notice, an agenda item, a rumour worth checking. That is the whole method, and it only scales with people.

Watch your county

Election tools

Look up your ballot and see how legislators and local candidates have acted on data center bills and issues. Every score links to the roll call.

This site runs on neighbors like you.

Volunteers watch county agendas, attend hearings, and help keep this tracker accurate — a few hours a month makes a real difference.

  • Watch a county's agendas
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  • Help with research
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