Data center fact sheet
Minnesota
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 23, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 4
- 1 proposed, 1 approved, 1 under construction, 1 paused
- Planned capacity
- 1.31 GW
- 2 projects publish a figure; 2 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 4
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Technology Park Farmington, Dakota County | Approved | 708 MW | Tract |
| Amazon Becker Data Center Becker, Sherburne County | Paused | 600 MW | Amazon Data Services Inc. |
| Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County | Proposed | none published | |
| Meta Rosemount Data Center Rosemount, Dakota County | Under construction | none published | Meta |
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Woodbury[1] | Adopted | Sep 23, 2026 | up to one year |
| City of North Mankato[2] | Adopted | Sep 21, 2026 | 12 months |
| City of Minneapolis[3] | Adopted | Jun 2026 | five months |
| City of Inver Grove Heights[4] | Adopted | Jun 2026 | one year |
- Minnesota: Laws of Minnesota 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 12 (HF 16): data center provisions (in effect, Jun 14, 2025)
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 21, 2026 At a Hermantown City Council meeting, Google says its changes include monitoring wells and a 37 percent reduction in wetland impacts, and that it is creating a decommissioning agreement in case the site becomes obsolete (Google Hermantown Data Center)[5]
- Sep 21, 2026 Google tells the City Council that a labor memorandum of understanding for the project has been reached between Mortenson, its developer, and the Duluth Building Trades (Google Hermantown Data Center)[6]
- Sep 16, 2026 City reports plaintiffs in both lawsuits involving the city have filed dismissals, pending final court direction (Farmington Technology Park)[7]
- Sep 9, 2026 Coalition announces it is withdrawing its lawsuit, citing litigation costs (Farmington Technology Park)[8]
- Sep 8, 2026 City Council unanimously approves up to $20,000 for a consultant to guide discussions with tribal governments on the proposal (Google Hermantown Data Center)[9]
- Aug 4, 2026 City of Hermantown submits the updated AUAR to the Environmental Quality Board (Google Hermantown Data Center)[10]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- Woodbury News Net, “Woodbury Approves Data Center Moratorium After Questions About Water, Power”, Sep 24, 2026. https://woodburynewsnet.org/8110/business/woodbury-approves-data-center-moratorium-after-questions-about-water-power/
- Mankato Free Press, “North Mankato City Council passes 12-month moratorium on data center construction”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/north-mankato-city-council-passes-12-month-moratorium-on-data-center-construction/article_1f5228e5-e8eb-4177-9363-a7b84f233b57.html
- CBS Minnesota, “Minneapolis City Council approves 5-month pause on data center development”, Jun 25, 2026. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-city-council-data-center-pause/
- Limitless News, “Inver Grove Heights City Council Approves One-Year Data Center Moratorium”, Jun 26, 2026. https://www.limitless-news.com/local/inver-grove-heights-approves-data-center-moratorium
- Northern News Now, “Hermantown enforces meeting decorum as Google addresses environmental concerns with proposed data center”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/09/22/hermantown-enforces-meeting-decorum-google-addresses-environmental-concerns-with-proposed-data-center/
- FOX 21 (KQDS), “Google shares labor agreement update on proposed Hermantown Data Center”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.fox21online.com/news/local/google-shares-labor-agreement-update-on-proposed-hermantown-data-center/article_f07baa1a-2380-4035-a62c-af4ab5ba2b7c.html
- City of Farmington, “Data Center (Farmington Technology Park)”. https://www.farmingtonmn.gov/473/Data-Center-Farmington-Technology-Park
- Blandin on Broadband (citing Sun This Week), “Coalition for Responsible Data Center Development withdraws lawsuit due in Farmington to litigation costs (Dakota County)”, Sep 9, 2026. https://blandinonbroadband.org/2026/09/09/coalition-for-responsible-data-center-development-withdraws-lawsuit-due-in-farmington-to-litigation-costs-dakota-county/
- Northern News Now, “Heated data center debate results in pause to Hermantown city council meeting”, Sep 8, 2026. https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/09/09/heated-data-center-debate-results-pause-hermantown-city-council-meeting/
- City of Hermantown, “Project - City of Hermantown”. https://hermantownmn.com/project/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Minnesota,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/minnesota.