WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
By Scott Hennen
Host of “What’s On Your Mind?” Radio Show
heard on the Flag Family Network including KTGO 1090AM in Watford City, Williston and Tioga, North Dakota
In the race to attract the industries of the future, one resource is as critical as talent or technology: energy. North Dakota, long recognized for its agricultural strength and oil production, is positioning itself as a national leader in supplying secure, reliable, and affordable energy to power growth in artificial intelligence, data centers, and advanced aerospace operations.
“North Dakota has secure, reliable, affordable energy through coal, through oil, through natural gas. And when you’re dealing with AI, you need energy and an abundance of it. Guess what? North Dakota has that,” said State Senator Scott Meyer, who also serves as Engagement Director for GrandSKY.
Natural gas is perhaps the most underutilized part of that equation. It’s often referred to as the “Swiss Army Knife” of energy. And we have nearly limitless abundance of it. But today, it’s stranded in the Bakken. Long a missed opportunity, it is now the focus of pipeline proposals that would bring it east to fuel growth corridors like Minot, Jamestown and Grand Forks. This infrastructure would power data centers and high-tech facilities while also supporting enhanced oil recovery in the west, boosting production and strengthening the state’s economy from both ends.
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