Google Pine Island Data Center, in order
What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.
1 event, February 25, 2026 to February 25, 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 9 statements, 6 figures from other sources and 4 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Minnesota.
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Stages
2026 1 event
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The proposed data center will use advanced air cooling and minimal water compared to other data centers [5]
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Also in February 2026: 1 statement, 2 figures from other sources and 1 line that is not an event of its own
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Entry
The project site is located less than half a mile from a nearby residential home [5]
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Statement · 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 YouTube video
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Figure · YouTube
2 GW: Energy capacity is expanding by approximately 2 gigawatts with much or all proposed to be green energy YouTube video
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Figure · YouTube
100 jobs: Around 100 permanent jobs will be created by the data center YouTube video
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Also in August 2026: 3 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 3 lines that are not events of their own
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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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Statement · Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate
Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate, demands a moratorium on data center construction. KTTC local outlet
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Statement · Jake Johnson, 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. KTTC local outlet
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Statement · Brad Finstad, First District Congressman
Brad Finstad says data center projects should be a community decision, not handed down by Washington. KTTC local outlet
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Figure · KTTC
130,000,000 USD: Google promises more than $130 million in tax revenue in the first 28 years. KTTC local outlet
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Figure · KTTC
9 jobs: Google promises hundreds of new jobs with a job multiplier ratio of 9 to 1. KTTC local outlet
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Figure · KTTC
1,100,000,000 USD: Google promises estimated $1.1 billion in benefits to Xcel Energy customers over the next 15 years. KTTC local outlet
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Also in September 2026: 1 statement and 1 figure from another source
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Statement · Lindsay Mark Lewis, CEO of Progressive Policy Institute
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 minnpost.com local outlet
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Figure · minnpost.com
290 jobs: Pine Island development agreement's employment requirements could total 290 jobs across nine stages minnpost.com local outlet
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Also in October 2026: 4 statements
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Statement · 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 KTTC | Rochester, MN local outlet
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Statement · Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General
Ellison contends that if Google terminates its 15 year contract early, other utility customers would face greater risk of cost burden. MPR News local outlet
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Statement · Megan Boldt, Xcel Energy spokesperson
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. MPR News local outlet
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Statement · Keith Ellison, 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. MPR News local outlet
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On the timeline: a stage change; an entry that reports an act on the day the source or its own sentence gives; and a decision, a published scorecard event on a row at or under the record's county, that reports an act. Under the months: a statement that names this record, a figure another source gave about it, matched by place and developer, an entry dated only by the day its source was published, and an entry or a decision that describes rather than reports an act. Each is on the record in its own right and keeps its own link.
For researchers
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- Status value
- proposed
- Events on the timeline
- 1
- Under the months
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- Stage changes
- 1
- Decisions
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- Statements
- 9
- Figures
- 6
- Entries and decisions under the months
- 4