Data center fact sheet · county
Sherburne County, Minnesota
As of . Latest dated change shown: May 23, 2025. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 paused
- Planned capacity
- 600 MW
- 1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Becker Data Center Becker | Paused | 600 MW | Amazon Data Services Inc. |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- May 23, 2025 Amazon says it is suspending its development activities in Minnesota but will keep the property (Amazon Becker Data Center)[1]
- Feb 28, 2025 Minnesota PUC rules the backup generators require a Certificate of Need (Amazon Becker Data Center)[2]
- Dec 27, 2024 Amazon asks the Minnesota PUC to exempt its backup generators from Certificate of Need requirements (Docket PT7151/CN-24-435) (Amazon Becker Data Center)[3]
- Oct 30, 2024 Amazon Data Services closes on the 348-acre site for $73.56 million (Amazon Becker Data Center)[4]
- Apr 2024 Elk River Technologies buys the site from Xcel Energy for $7.97 million (Amazon Becker Data Center)[4]
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
- MPR News, “Amazon pulls back on plans for large data center in Becker”, May 23, 2025. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/05/23/amazon-pulls-back-on-plans-for-large-data-center-in-becker
- American Public Power Association, “Minnesota Regulators Rule That Certificate of Need is Required for Backup Generators at Data Center”, Mar 8, 2025. https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/minnesota-regulators-rule-certificate-need-required-backup-generators-data-center
- CURE, “Initial Comments of CURE regarding Amazon Data Services, Inc.'s Petition for Exemption from Certificate of Need Requirements”, Jan 31, 2025. https://curemn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CURE-Policy-Document-Regarding-Amazon-Back-Up-Generation-Certificate-of-Need.pdf
- Minnesota Star Tribune, “Amazon Data Services buys site slated for data center near Sherco in Becker”, Nov 13, 2024. https://www.startribune.com/amazon-data-center-xcel-sherco-becker-minnesota/601180310
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Sherburne County, Minnesota,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/minnesota/sherburne-county.