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Farmington Technology Park

Farmington, Dakota County, MNDeveloper: Tract

Also known as Tract Farmington data center

ApprovedCity approvals completed in 2024; on Sept. 16, 2026 the city reported that plaintiffs in both lawsuits against it had filed dismissals, pending final court direction.
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Denver-based developer Tract plans the Farmington Technology Park, a data center campus of up to 12 buildings and 2.5 million sq ft on 340+ acres of former school district land and a defunct golf course. It is reported at $5 billion and 708 MW. The Farmington City Council approved the annexation, rezoning, PUD and development agreement in 2024. Residents in the Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development sued, and in September 2026 they announced they were dropping the suit because of legal costs.

Planned capacity
708 MW[3]
Stated investment
$5 billion[4]
Site size
340 acres[1]
340+ acres
Permanent jobs (promised)
300
up to 300

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity708 MW [3]
Site size340 acres [1]
340+ acres
Floor area2.5 million sq ft [3]
Buildings12 [1]
up to 12 data center buildings
Stated investment$5 billion [4]
Permanent jobs (promised)300 [3]
up to 300

How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteCity Council approved the development contract with Tract 4-1 on Dec. 2, 2024 [1]
Source excerpt
“The City Council greenlit a contract with Tract, a Colorado-based developer, in a 4-1 vote on Dec. 2.”
ZoningRezoned and comprehensive plan designation amended to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial (MUCI), with Preliminary Plat and PUD (Ordinance 2024-11; Resolutions 2024-98, 2024-99) [2]
Source excerpt
“City Council APPROVES Tract's Preliminary Plat and PUD (Resolution 2024-99) and Rezoning (Ordinance 2024-11) applications, AND 2040 Comprehensive Plan amendment for Farmington Technology Park parcels to MUCI designation (Resolution 2024-98)”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Water and power

Water

Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.

Power

Planned capacity708 MW [3]

Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →

Timeline

  1. City of Farmington EDA funds two AUAR environmental reviews and Council contracts a consultant for the data center development. [2]

  2. City Council approves annexation of the site (state order April 24, 2024) [2]

  3. Council approves rezoning, comprehensive plan amendment, AUAR adoption and preliminary plat/PUD [2]

  4. City Council approves Tract's Final Plat (Resolution 2024-109) and adopts the PUD as Ordinance 2024-12 [2]

  5. Council approves the development agreement with Tract, 4-1 [1]

  6. Residents organized as the Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development sue the city [1]

  7. Castle Rock Township sues Farmington, saying the city breached an Orderly Annexation Agreement [4]

  8. Metropolitan Council approves the Farmington Technology Park comprehensive plan amendment [2]

  9. Dakota County judge denies the city's motion to dismiss [2]

  10. City approves updated development agreements for two additions [2]

  11. Coalition announces it is withdrawing its lawsuit, citing litigation costs [4]

  12. City reports plaintiffs in both lawsuits involving the city have filed dismissals, pending final court direction [2]

Issues raised

  • Residents alleged violation of the orderly annexation agreement, spot zoning and an inadequate environmental review of water supply [1]
  • Residents worry about water use; CBS reports the project would more than double the city's demand [3]

Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.

Sources

  1. Farmington residents sue city over proposed data center campus
    Minnesota Star Tribune · Dec 13, 2024 · news
  2. Data Center (Farmington Technology Park)
    City of Farmington · government
  3. Farmington residents push back against massive data center projected to double city's water use
    CBS Minnesota · Feb 11, 2026 · news
  4. Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development withdraws lawsuit due in Farmington to litigation costs (Dakota County)
    Blandin on Broadband (citing Sun This Week) · Sep 9, 2026 · other

Cite this page

Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Farmington Technology Park. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/farmington-technology-park-mn
MLA“Farmington Technology Park.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/farmington-technology-park-mn.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/farmington-technology-park-mn

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