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Burgum touts AI data centers, calls Iran war ‘gift to the world’ in speech to oil industry

May 21, 2026

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during the 2026 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum praised artificial intelligence, energy dominance and oil industry innovation in a winding speech to the oil and gas industry in Bismarck on Thursday. While Burgum’s speech focused…

MHA Nation charts path to self-sufficiency by leveraging natural gas, data centers

May 21, 2026

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Mark Fox, chairman of the MHA Nation, speaks during the 2026 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation is charting its energy future to focus on natural gas and data centers, with a long-term goal of eliminating dependence on the…

North Dakota has the cheapest electricity in the country, data shows

April 20, 2026

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An electric transmission substation operated by Montana-Dakota Utilities in Bismarck on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota consumers pay less for electricity than any other state in the country, according to a new report. The report by the American Legislative Exchange Council found North Dakotans paid an average of 7.93…