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Data centers in Goodhue County, Minnesota

Goodhue County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No county or city rule about data centers is on the record for Goodhue County yet.

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The data center in Goodhue County

Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.

  1. Land
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    Power
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    Water
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    Tenant
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Where

1 data center in Goodhue County: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.

The outline is Goodhue County's boundary from the U.S. Census Bureau. Tap a pin for that data center's facts and a link to its page.

The cities in Goodhue County on the record (1)

1 of 1 city has a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record. No city in Goodhue County has a rule, a statement by an official or a rating on the record yet.

CityProjects
Pine Island1

What was said

Ellison contends that if Google terminates its 15 year contract early, other utility customers would face greater risk of cost burden.
Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General · October 3, 2026 · paraphrased · MPR News local outlet
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.
Megan Boldt, Xcel Energy spokesperson · October 3, 2026 · paraphrased · MPR News local outlet
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
Lindsay Mark Lewis, CEO of Progressive Policy Institute · September 25, 2026 · paraphrased · minnpost.com local outlet

Every Minnesota statement, by speaker

6 more statements on this page

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.

October 3, 2026, MPR News · MPR News local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

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

October 1, 2026, KTTC | Rochester, MN · KTTC | Rochester, MN local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Jake Johnson, DFL Minnesota First Congressional District candidate, demands a moratorium on data center construction.

August 19, 2026, KTTC · KTTC local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

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.

August 19, 2026, KTTC · KTTC local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

First District Congressman

Brad Finstad says data center projects should be a community decision, not handed down by Washington.

August 19, 2026, KTTC · KTTC local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

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

February 25, 2026, YouTube · YouTube video · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

Disclosed figures

nothing disclosed by 1 record

Power, water, jobs and tax, summed only where a data center disclosed the figure; what each facility is for; how each is cooled. Nothing here is estimated.

Power, water, jobs and tax

FigureDisclosed totalDisclosedNot disclosedBasis
PowerNot disclosed01Not disclosed by any of the 1 record
Water, stated per dayNot disclosed01Not disclosed by any of the 1 record
Water, stated per yearNot disclosed01Not disclosed by any of the 1 record
Permanent jobsNot disclosed01Not disclosed by any of the 1 record
Tax each yearNot disclosed01Not disclosed by any of the 1 record

Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.

By what the facilities are for

UseRecordsPowerWaterJobsTax each year
Not disclosed1Not disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year

A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.

What the facilities are for

No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Goodhue County is for.

How the facilities are cooled

No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Goodhue County is cooled.

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Goodhue County, Minnesota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/mn/goodhue-county, updated September 17, 2026.

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