Google hosted a community event in Pine Island, Minnesota regarding a proposed data center while facing political opposition including a congressional candidate's moratorium demand. It is proposed, as reported February 25, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | as stated by the source | September 17, 2026 | ||
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | Not disclosed | |||
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
How much power it needs, also reported: 2 GW, 2026 (YouTube: Energy capacity is expanding by approximately 2 gigawatts with much or all proposed to be green energy) .
Jobs once it runs, also reported: 290 jobs, 2026 (minnpost.com: Pine Island development agreement's employment requirements could total 290 jobs across nine stages); 100 jobs, 2026 (YouTube: Around 100 permanent jobs will be created by the data center); 9 jobs, 2026 (KTTC: Google promises hundreds of new jobs with a job multiplier ratio of 9 to 1.) .
Tax it would pay each year, also reported: 130,000,000 USD, 2026 (KTTC: Google promises more than $130 million in tax revenue in the first 28 years.) .
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Google is expected to announce the project's Panther Program and other initiatives benefiting the Pine Island School District, with a projected investment of $24 million. [3]
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Google promised $3 million directly to Pine Island city. [3]
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Google and Ryan Companies promised an initial capital investment of more than $700 million into Pine Island. [3]
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The project site is located less than half a mile from a nearby residential home [5]
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The proposed data center will use advanced air cooling and minimal water compared to other data centers [5]
The full Google Pine Island Data Center timeline, in order
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Ellison contends that if Google terminates its 15 year contract early, other utility customers would face greater risk of cost burden.
Xcel Energy stated that Google has agreed to fund 1,900 megawatts of new clean energy resources including wind, solar and battery storage at no cost to existing customers.
Every statement about data centers in Minnesota, by speaker
Minnesota Attorney General
Attorney General Keith Ellison filed comments with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday (September 2026, exact date unclear) arguing that Google's agreement with Xcel Energy does not protect other ratepayers from cost shifts.
Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
Attorney General's office said Xcel claims Google deal will provide more than 1.1 billion dollars in savings for other ratepayers
Lindsay Mark Lewis, CEO of Progressive Policy Institute, says Democrats can be pro environment and pro growth with data centers if strong rules are set
Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate, demands a moratorium on data center construction.
DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate
Johnson says data centers should meet four requirements: keeping bills down, protecting farmland and natural resources, ensuring economic gains in Southern Minnesota, and ending non disclosure agreements.
First District Congressman
Brad Finstad says data center projects should be a community decision, not handed down by Washington.
Jack Ailey, vice president of data centers for Xcel Energy
Google will pay for the resources it uses so utility customers will be insulated from rate impacts
Where in Goodhue County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
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Not disclosed. No source on file gives its capacity, its acreage or a count of buildings. What the record holds instead is under Disclosed.
Google is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
It is proposed, as reported February 25, 2026. The newest entry, reported August 19, 2026: Google is expected to announce the project's Panther Program and other initiatives benefiting the Pine Island School District, with a projected investment of $24 million. [3]
No decision by Pine Island or Goodhue County about data centers is on the record. The Goodhue County page and the Minnesota scorecard list every rated row the day a person publishes one.
Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, where its power comes from, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
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Data Center Record, "Google Pine Island Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/google-pine-island-data-center-mn, last verified September 17, 2026.
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