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- Sep 25, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source · possible Aug 27 – Sep 25, 2026
Oliver County Zoning Board Votes Against Base Electron Power Plant
- On 24 September 2026 the Oliver County Planning and Zoning Commission took up again the Base Electron applications it had tabled in August: rezoning about 312 acres from agricultural to industrial, conditional use permit #1105, building permit #1106 and temporary use permit #1107 for construction facilities[2][5].
- All four motions to approve failed 2-3, according to a summary of the county's recording of the meeting; the members voting no mainly cited unresolved questions about water, natural gas supply, the electrical interconnection and the response to local residents' concerns[1][4].
- The planning and zoning board only recommends: the applications go on to the Oliver County Commission, which can follow the recommendation, overrule it or put off its decision[4].
- The plant is the 1,200 MW Missouri Bend Energy Center that Babcock & Wilcox is to build for Base Electron to power Applied Digital's AI data centres, with construction planned from the second quarter of 2027 and operation in the second half of 2030[3].
- In August the board had named road access, water use and the plant's location on the property as issues needing more information[5].
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- [1]90%facebook.com/100088537675086/videos/1713421796397791facebook.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Sep 25, 2026 ✓· 21% of score
Stated as done, per the county's recording of its 24 September 2026 Planning & Zoning meeting as summarised on r/babcockwilcox: "All four motions to approve failed by a 2-3 vote"; the county's agenda sets the Base Electron rezoning hearing for 7:10 PM that day.
- [2]90%Oliver County: September 24, 2026 Planning & Zoning Meeting agendaolivercountynd.org· Added Sep 28, 2026· Starts Sep 24, 2026· 21% of score
The county's agenda: 7:10 PM zoning map amendment hearing for Base Electron's 312 acres in Sections 25 and 36, Township 142, Range 85, from agricultural to industrial for a natural gas power plant, and 7:30 PM conditional use permit #1105, both tabled from the previous meeting.[1]
- [3]80%Missouri Bend Energy Center project brochure (Base Electron)wdeawebsite.blob.core.windows.net· Added Sep 28, 2026· 21% of score
Base Electron's brochure: 1,200 MW near Center, construction from the second quarter of 2027 led by Babcock & Wilcox, completion in the second half of 2030.[1]
- [4]72%Quick Summary - Base Electron, September 24, 2026 (r/babcockwilcox)reddit.com· Published Sep 25, 2026· Starts Sep 24, 2026· 20% of score
A shareholder's summary of the county's recording: the rezoning, conditional use permit #1105, building permit #1106 and temporary use permit #1107 each failed 2-3; opponents cited water, natural gas, the grid connection and residents' concerns; P&Z only recommends and the commissioners decide.[1]
- [5]85%Oliver County Delays Power Plant Decisions (WDEA)ndenergy.org· Published Aug 28, 2026· Starts Aug 27, 2026· 18% of score
WDEA on the 27 August meeting where the board tabled the rezoning and conditional use permit, naming road access, water use and the plant's location on the property as open issues.[1]
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