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Sequitor Edge Rapid City Data Center

Sequitor Edge Rapid City Data Center is an announced data center project in Rapid City, SD. 30,000 sqft Tier 3 facility on 10 acres across Highway 16 from the Rapid City landfill; first data center in the Black Hills area; ~14-month build targeting 2027 completion. Reported 2025. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Multiple reputable sources (KELO, DataCenterDynamics, Elevate Rapid City, Rapid City Journal) confirm Sequitor Edge announced a Tier 3 data center in Rapid City's Black Hills Industrial Center with 30,000 sqft on 10 acres, announced February 2026 with 2027 completion target. Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sequitor-edge-targets-2mw-facility-in-rapid-city-south-dakota/.

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Announced Feb 11, 2026
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South Dakota state legislation

HB3397 - Data center service classification requirementLegislationdatacenterbans.comDefines terms and requires the Corporation Commission to classify data center service.Download
HB1038 - PUC cost assessment authority over data centersLegislationdatacenterbans.comAllows the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers.Download
SB939 - AI/Data Center Regulatory Sandbox ProgramLegislationdatacenterbans.comCreates an Office of Transformation and Opportunity regulatory sandbox program with permits for high-impact data centers.Download
SF3968 - Data centers provisions modificationLegislationdatacenterbans.comModifies existing statutory provisions on data centers.Download
SB0318 - Data Center Non Disclosure AmendmentsLegislationdatacenterbans.comAmends rules on nondisclosure agreements related to data centers.Download
S0724 - Commercial Data Center Water Usage ReportLegislationdatacenterbans.comRequires water usage reporting from commercial data centers.Download
SB232 - Impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers.Moratoriumlegiscan.comPassed Feb 18, 2026Description comingDownload
HB1301 - Limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium.Moratoriumlegiscan.comPassed Feb 18, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Not announced
County: Pennington County, SD
Address: Rapid City, SD
Stage: Announced

Capacity and size: not on file

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