Data Center Registry
Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex)
Nekoma, Cavalier County, North Dakota · All 2 Bitzero sites
Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) is an operating crypto mining site in Nekoma, North Dakota (Cavalier County), operated by Bitzero. The public record puts it at announced July 25, 2022, 300 MW planned, a reported $500 million investment.
Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.
Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Bitzero
- Facility type
- Crypto mining
- Location
- Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND
- Coordinates
- 48.5894, -98.3567
- Power capacity
- 2.5 MW operating; 300 MW planned
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- $500 million
- Announced
- July 25, 2022
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 50 permanent
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of October 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) in Nekoma, Cavalier County, North Dakota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
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Notes on the record
Bitzero acquired the Cold War-era Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex ('the Pyramid') near Nekoma, Cavalier County, ND from the Cavalier County Job Development Authority (signed July 2022, closed Dec 2022) and is redeveloping the ~184-193 acre site into a data center, up to $500M planned. Bitzero's June 2025 press release states 2.5MW currently live, 30MW prepped, up to 300MW potential. A Feb 2024 Bleeding Heartland investigation flagged due-diligence concerns (2023 CEO resignation, foreign-ownership ties, unpaid CCJDA bills); site is real and multi-source confirmed, but self-reported operational MW is company-sourced, hence confidence=reported. ~90mi NW of Grand Forks in Cavalier County (built to defend Grand Forks AFB).
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Land area
- How the community has received it
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
- How the community has received it
- Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) in Nekoma?
Nothing on record as of October 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) in Nekoma, Cavalier County, North Dakota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex)?
No lawsuit over Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) appears in the record we track as of October 10, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex), and how big is it?
Bitzero is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Bitzero Nekoma Data Center (Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex)," updated October 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/bitzero-nekoma-nd.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/bitzero-nekoma-nd, retrieved October 29, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Burgum: Bitzero signs agreement to acquire Nekoma pyramid, develop it into highly secure data center · North Dakota Office of the Governor · retrieved August 5, 2026
- 2.Bitzero Announces Expansion of Global Data Center Network · PR Newswire (Bitzero) · retrieved August 5, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from October 1, 2026
- 3.North Dakota Bitzero project raises management, ownership questions · Bleeding Heartland · retrieved August 5, 2026
- 4.Bitzero to Redevelop Cold War-Era Missile Defense Site in North Dakota into Secure Data Center for $500M · REBusinessOnline · retrieved October 10, 2026
- 5.Cold-War missile defense site heats up state's data center economy, onsite gardens · Route Fifty · retrieved October 10, 2026
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