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12/08/2024

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11/11/2024

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10/01/2024

Special City Council Meeting, Wednesday October 2
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09/06/2024

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

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08/12/2024

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08/05/2024

Y'all come!

08/01/2024

Now that we're past July & hoping for moderate temperatures in August, let's consider what it was like in July 1936.

08/01/2024

This week Applied Digital posted an overview video showing progress on the high performance computing facility at Ellendale (Phase II of its development here, formally known as ELN02).

The video gives an idea of the scale of the project and also its complexity. The goal of the design is to place as many servers as possible in close proximity to one another, while keeping temperature levels within ideal range. Compacting the servers together closely is a big factor in speed and efficiency.

The facility is optimized for Nvidia Blackwell processors, which represent a giant leap forward in speed and reduced power consumption over the current generation of GPUs. The Blackwell processor was only unveiled in March. There's a long lead time until it will be widely available, but this Applied Digital plant is one of the first in line to receive it.

In theory, this plant could be home to one of the world's most powerful concentrations of artificial intelligence (AI) computing capacity. The sophistication of the place is many levels beyond that of the existing Ellendale facility (ELN01), which is designed for cryptocurrency processing.

There's been a huge amount of change in the world of AI computing in the last few years, and it's highly uncertain what things will look like in another few years. As with the internet in the 1990s, no one knows exactly where this all will lead. Applied Digital is banking a huge amount of capital in this facility in the belief that it will pay off handsomely in the medium-term and long-term.

07/30/2024

For some time, there have been concerns among North Dakotans about data center noise and excess power consumption. This article indicates those concerns are at least being heard at a high level.

The article also contrasts the Atlas Power Data Center near Williston with the Applied Digital facility near Ellendale, in terms of power usage.
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The North Dakota Public Service Commission is holding a conference Thursday on data centers, a controversial topic in the state because of their power consumption, and in some cases, noise.

The PSC has no regulatory authority over data centers, unless they are connecting to a regulated utility.

But PSC Chair Randy Christmann said that could change. He said at least one legislator is considering a bill that could require a permit through the PSC for large data centers.

He said the data center near Williston is an example of a data center that was built where it shouldn’t have been.

With the oil industry already having a huge appetite for electric power, Christmann said the extra demand for the data center has driven up rates for customers of Montana-Dakota Utilities.

“I’m not saying it couldn’t have been put in North Dakota, but it’s just not a good fit there,” Christmann said of the Atlas Power Data Center.

The PSC regulates investor-owned utilities that provide power in North Dakota, including Montana-Dakota Utilities, but doesn’t regulate electric co-ops such as the Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative.

MWEC provides the power to the data center. MDU serves the city of Williston and other towns in the area but has to pay to use transmission lines owned by other utility companies.

Christmann said the increased power demand is driving up transmission line costs for MDU.

On the other hand, Christmann said the Applied Digital data center near Ellendale was located in an area with excess power supply and has helped MDU and its customers.

The agenda for the conference said it is intended to be an open dialogue among all parties. The agenda lists utilities, data centers, and other government agencies as taking part. Christmann said it was not intended as a public comment hearing.

The conference starts at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Pioneer Room at the Capitol. It will be livestreamed from the PSC website and recorded.

It will discuss the power demand of data centers and data mining, how locations are chosen for data centers and how to minimize impacts for customers.

During a June PSC hearing on a proposed natural gas processing facility near Williston, noise from the data center came up several times during public testimony.

The PSC does set noise level thresholds for facilities that it permits, such as wind farms.

Gov. Doug Burgum announced the plan for the $1.9 billion Atlas Power Data Center in 2022 in a news release.

“This major investment in North Dakota will further cement our state’s growing reputation as a hub for data centers and cryptocurrency mining, thanks to our incredibly reliable, affordable and redundant power supply and a climate that lowers cooling costs for data center operations,” Burgum said in the release.

In 2023, Williams County announced that Atlas Power had paid $232,000 in fines for building code violations.

Christmann said another power plant proposed by Basin Electric and transmission line projects will help ease power congestion in northwest North Dakota but those projects will take years to complete.

The North Dakota Public Service Commission is holding a conference Thursday on data centers and their impact on the power grid and customers.

07/25/2024

07/25/2024

07/08/2024

Regular Ellendale City Council meeting, July 8, 2024

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07/07/2024

Congratulations to Kade Schimke on a successful European tour. Kade is part of a long line of outstanding Ellendale athletes. Basketball has been a big part of school life here for a little over 100 years.

This is from the Fargo Forum, July 7, 2024

06/28/2024

Author Mark Richardson will be among the 50th anniversary ZMM Riders who will be stopping at Ellendale on July 9.

Zen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Vintage Departures)

06/20/2024

We have a correction on a factual matter that will run in next week's Leader. We regret the error and appreciate it being pointed out to us!

06/14/2024

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