Pine Island has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Pine Island yet. Goodhue County's own decisions are on the Goodhue County page.
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Pine Island, Goodhue County · Google
Latest, 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. kttc.com local outlet
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1 data center in Pine Island: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
· Google Pine Island Data Center
Now proposed: The proposed data center will use advanced air cooling and minimal water compared to other data centers youtube.com video
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.
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
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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
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
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
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| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not 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.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
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| Not disclosed | 1 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not 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.
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Pine Island is for.
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Pine Island is cooled.
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/mn/goodhue-county/pine-island, updated September 17, 2026.
Data Center Record, "Data center records in Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/mn/goodhue-county/pine-island. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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