Missoula, MT, October 26, 2026 —

Missoula County has concluded a study examining the impacts of data centers and is exploring zoning ordinances as a possible way to regulate them, according to the information provided.

The county’s move shifts attention from studying the issue to considering a potential regulatory approach. The summary does not specify what impacts the study examined, what findings it reached, or whether it recommended zoning changes.

No details were provided about the ordinances under consideration, including what requirements they might establish, which areas or projects they could apply to, or how county officials would develop them. The information also does not identify the study’s cost, the dates of its completion or release, or the people or organizations involved.

Exploring zoning ordinances does not, based on the available information, establish that the county has adopted new rules. The summary describes zoning as a potential means of regulation, but does not say whether officials have drafted language, set a decision timeline, or begun a public process.

Further details about the study’s conclusions and the county’s next steps were not provided. As a result, the scope and timing of any possible regulation remain unclear. The available information establishes only that the study has concluded and that the county is considering zoning ordinances as one potential regulatory tool.


Story summarized from the original created by Zach Volheim on www.kpax.com, see more information here.

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