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Meta Rosemount Data Center

Rosemount, Dakota County, MNDeveloper: Meta

Under constructionPlanned to open later in 2026; the city's April 2026 moratorium on new data centers does not affect it
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Meta is building an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center on a 280-acre parcel in UMore Park in Rosemount, Minnesota. The project was announced in March 2024 and was planned to open later in 2026, according to an April 2026 report; the Rosemount City Council's one-year moratorium on new data center developments will not interfere with it.

Stated investment
$800 million[1]
Site size
280 acres[1]
parcel in UMore Park
Permanent jobs (promised)
100
approximately 100 operational jobs

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size280 acres [1]
parcel in UMore Park
Source excerpt
“Located on a 280-acre parcel of land in UMore Park, the project will contribute millions in tax revenue through local property taxes, fees, and other indirect revenue streams.”
Floor area715,000 sq ft [1]
Source excerpt
“Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
Floor area750,000 sq ft [5]
campus size in the planning approval; differs from the 715,000 sq ft in the state announcement
Source excerpt
“the Rosemount Planning Commission unanimously approved on Nov. 28 a planned unit development final site and building plan for the construction of a 750,000-square-foot data center campus for Meta”
Buildings2 [5]
two main one-story buildings of approximately 297,000 and 348,000 sq ft, plus ancillary buildings of approximately 81,000 sq ft
Source excerpt
“It includes two main, one-story buildings approximately 297,000 and 348,000 square feet, along with ancillary buildings of approximately 81,000 square feet to house office space and support equipment.”
Stated investment$800 million [1]
Source excerpt
“Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount, supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction.”
Stated investmentAt least $700 million [4]
'at least $700 million' per an Oct. 31 Xcel Energy filing with the Minnesota PUC
Source excerpt
“An Oct. 31 filing from Xcel Energy with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) – which would need to approve Xcel's contracts for the project – states that the buyer expects to pour at least $700 million into the data center”
Permanent jobs (promised)100 [1]
approximately 100 operational jobs
Source excerpt
“supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction.”
Construction jobs1,000 [1]
at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction
Source excerpt
“supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction.”
Target completion2026 [8]
planned to open later in 2026 per April 2026 report
Source excerpt
“The current Meta Data Center, located at the UMore Park, is planned to open later this year.”

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

Power

UtilityXcel Energy [2]
Utility pages: Xcel Energy (Minnesota) · data centers and bills
partner on new transmission lines and energy upgrades in the UMore area
Source excerpt
“Meta will also partner with the city and Xcel Energy on local infrastructure projects, including energy upgrades and new transmission lines in the UMore area.”
Power supplySupported by 100% renewable energy, per Meta [1]
Source excerpt
“Like all of Meta's data centers, the Rosemount Data Center will be supported by 100% renewable energy, and Meta will work with partners to add new renewable energy resources to the grid.”

Water

Coolingclosed-loop liquid [7]
Meta says the system will use zero operational water
Source excerpt
“Using an efficient closed-loop, liquid cooled system that will use zero operational water.”
Coolingdry cooling [6]
per developer's engineers at city approval
Source excerpt
“Kimley-Horn developers said Meta will use a dry cooling system that will reduce water use on the site.”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteRosemount City Council unanimously granted approvals for Jimnist LLC to construct the data center campus [6]
Source excerpt
“The Rosemount City Council unanimously granted approvals on Thursday for Jimnist LLC to clear the way for construction of a 750,000-square-foot data center campus for Meta”
ZoningPreviously rezoned from agricultural use to business park planned development [4]
Source excerpt
“It was also previously rezoned by Rosemount from agricultural use to business park planned development.”

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

UtilityXcel Energy [2]
Power supplySupported by 100% renewable energy, per Meta [1]

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. Rosemount Planning Commission unanimously approves the PUD final site and building plan for the Meta campus [5]

  2. Initial site work to begin, with foundation building in late summer or early fall, per an official quoted [2]

  3. Governor Walz announces Meta will build an $800 million data center in Rosemount [1]

  4. Rosemount City Council unanimously adopts a one-year moratorium covering new data center developments [8]

Issues raised

  • The Planning Commission's approval came despite some environmental concerns [5]
  • Xcel Energy says it will bring energy upgrades to UMore Park, including new transmission lines [1]
  • Governor Walz indicated Minnesota's data center tax incentives likely played a role in Meta's selection [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. Governor Walz Announces Meta Will Build New Data Center in Rosemount
    Office of Governor Tim Walz · Mar 14, 2024 · government
  2. Meta to open data center in Rosemount in 2026
    MPR News · Mar 14, 2024 · news
  3. Meta Picks Rosemount for $800M Data Center
    Twin Cities Business · Mar 14, 2024 · news
  4. Rosemount city leaders hear update on possible Meta data site
    KSTP · Dec 5, 2023 · news
  5. Meta data center earns Rosemount commission's OK
    Sun ThisWeek (hometownsource.com) · Dec 7, 2023 · news
  6. Rosemount council approves final plan for Meta data center
    Sun ThisWeek (hometownsource.com) · news
  7. Rosemount Data Center Info Sheet
    Meta · company
  8. Rosemount halts new data center discussion with moratorium
    Sun ThisWeek (hometownsource.com) · Apr 23, 2026 · news

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). Meta Rosemount Data Center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/meta-rosemount-mn
MLA“Meta Rosemount Data Center.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/meta-rosemount-mn.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/meta-rosemount-mn

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