Data center fact sheet · county
St. Louis County, Minnesota
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 21, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 proposed
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 1 project publishes none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown | Proposed | none published |
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
- 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)[1]
- 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)[2]
- 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)[3]
- Aug 4, 2026 City of Hermantown submits the updated AUAR to the Environmental Quality Board (Google Hermantown Data Center)[4]
- Aug 2026 Google scales back the proposal from four data center buildings to three (Google Hermantown Data Center)[5]
- May 4, 2026 City Council tables the resolution on the tax abatement and development agreements after a public hearing (Google Hermantown 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
- 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
- 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/
- Red Lake Nation News (republished from the Minnesota Star Tribune), “Google scales back proposed data center in northeast Minnesota”, Aug 21, 2026. https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2026/08/21/business/google-scales-back-proposed-data-center-in-northeast-minnesota/142319.html
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: St. Louis County, Minnesota,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/minnesota/st-louis-county.