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Williams County approves conditional use permit for 30 MW cryptocurrency data center in Dry Fork Township
Summary
Commissioners voted to follow planning and zoning recommendations and approve a conditional use permit for Enerfor Digital Valley LLC to build a 30‑megawatt cryptocurrency data mining facility in a Heavy Industrial zone in Dry Fork Township; the project includes a variance from a one‑mile setback and relies on an interruptible power agreement.
Williams County commissioners voted to follow the planning and zoning recommendation and approved a conditional use permit for Enerfor Digital Valley LLC to build and operate a 30‑megawatt cryptocurrency data‑mining facility in a Heavy Industrial zoning district in Dry Fork Township.
The permit allows construction of a single 66‑by‑322‑foot building to house servers, 10 transformers around the building perimeter and one electrical vault, plus security fencing and onsite stormwater ponds. The applicant requested a variance from the county’s one‑mile setback requirement; the closest residence cited in county filings is about 0.86 miles from the site. Planning and Zoning recommended approval by a 9–0 vote before the commissioners took up the matter.
The project will draw power under a signed, interruptible power agreement with…
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