Scope
North Dakota Public Service Commission Case PU-26-235, filed 26 June 2026, concerns Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s application for approval of an electric service agreement with APLD BIS-01 LLC. MDU's filing says the agreement provides for the sale of all electric power required by the data center to be located near its Coyote to Center 345 kV transmission line near Center, North Dakota. The case page opened on 23 September 2026 lists a notice of opportunity for hearing, a protest and request for hearing by Roughrider Electric Cooperative (4 September 2026) and an order on protection of information (9 September 2026), and no decision on the agreement.
- Geographic scope
- Montana-Dakota Utilities service near Center, North Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Regulator or commission
- Issuing authority
- North Dakota Public Service Commission
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Not in effect (open proceeding)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- Not recorded as ended
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- 26 June 2026
- Last checked
- 1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
- Proceeding
- ND PSC Case PU-26-235
Summary
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. asked the North Dakota Public Service Commission on 26 June 2026 to approve an electric service agreement with APLD BIS-01 LLC for a high-density data center near Center, North Dakota. A neighboring electric cooperative has protested and requested a hearing. The case was open on 1 October 2026 with no decision on the agreement.
What this does not establish
- This is an open proceeding on a utility application, not a Commission approval; any order will be its own record.
- Pricing and other terms are redacted in the public filing and are not restated.
- Related temporary-authority cases for construction load and a switch yard at the same project (PU-26-219, PU-26-236) are certificate cases and are not part of this record.
Unresolved questions
- Whether the Commission will hold a hearing on the cooperative's protest and whether it will approve the agreement.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://www.psc.nd.gov/webdocs/case/26-0235/001-010.pdf
- ND PSC case page PU-26-235 proceeding status and docket entries