Bonner Mill manager says proposed AI data center would use hydro power and closed-loop cooling

Mar 11, 2026

A Bonner Mill representative told the community council that a prospective AI/data center tenant would start at about 9 megawatts, buy hydro power from the Energy Keepers at Polson, use closed-loop liquid cooling with minimal water loss, and could replace much of the space vacated by Universal Forest Products; zoning and noise concerns were discussed.

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A manager for the Bonner Mill complex told the Bonner‑Milltown Community Council that Universal Forest Products is leaving and that the property owner is negotiating with a prospective small AI/data center to occupy much of the vacant space.

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