Data centers in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis has 6 data centers on the record: 4 running, 1 proposed and 1 stalled or cancelled. Minneapolis limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: The city council approved a temporary moratorium on data centers in most of the city, September 15, 2026. Hennepin County's own decisions are on the Hennepin County page.
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The 6 data centers in Minneapolis
Newest activity firstEach row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
DataBank Minneapolis data center
Minneapolis, Hennepin County · DataBank
Latest, October 1, 2026: DataBank acquired the building housing MSP2 data center at 3255 Neil Armstrong Boulevard in Eagan Minnesota prnewswire.com local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Centersquare Minneapolis data center
Minneapolis, Hennepin County · Centersquare
No dated entry on the record yet.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
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- Not disclosed
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- Not disclosed
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- Not disclosed
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- Not disclosed
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Legacy Investing North Loop Data Center
Minneapolis, Hennepin County · Legacy Investing
No dated entry on the record yet.
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Former Star Tribune Printing Plant Data Center
Minneapolis, Hennepin County
Latest, reported September 11, 2026: Legacy Investing withdrew from a purchase agreement for a 20 megawatt data center at the former Star Tribune printing facility in the North Loop neighborhood. mprnews.org local outlet
- Land
- Not disclosed
- Power
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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6 data centers in Minneapolis: 4 running, 1 proposed, 1 stalled or cancelled. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
What Minneapolis has decided
1 body, 5 decisions on the recordWhat the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.
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- Minneapoliscity
The city council approved a temporary moratorium on data centers in most of the city, reported September 15, 2026.
5 acts on this row
- moratorium adopted
The city council approved a temporary moratorium on data centers in most of the city
- moratorium adopted
The Minneapolis City Council passed a six month ban on data centers larger than 350,000 square feet.
Also reported by 1 source
- fox9.com local outlet
- hearing
North Loop residents held community meeting over data center
- moratorium
Minneapolis City Council halts new data center developments until November
- moratorium
Minneapolis City Council passed a temporary freeze on new data center development in June 2026.
- moratorium adopted
What happened
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· Minneapolis
Moratorium adopted: The city council approved a temporary moratorium on data centers in most of the city yahoo.com national outlet
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· Minneapolis
Moratorium adopted: The Minneapolis City Council passed a six month ban on data centers larger than 350,000 square feet. mprnews.org local outlet
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· Former Star Tribune Printing Plant Data Center
Cancelled: Legacy Investing withdrew from a purchase agreement for a 20 megawatt data center at the former Star Tribune printing facility in the North Loop neighborhood. mprnews.org local outlet
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· Former Star Tribune Printing Plant Data Center
Now reported: The former Star Tribune printing plant in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood is in talks to become the city's latest data center. kstp.com local outlet
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· Minneapolis
Hearing: North Loop residents held community meeting over data center cbsnews.com national outlet
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· Minneapolis
Moratorium: Minneapolis City Council halts new data center developments until November mndaily.com local outlet
What was said
James Jorgenson, an engineering drafting and design education assistant professor at Dunwoody College of Technology, said data centers affect daily life more than many people realize and it isn't just for AI.
The county and nearby counties
Disclosed figures
nothing disclosed by 6 records
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Not disclosed | 0 | 6 | Not disclosed by any of the 6 records | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 6 | Not disclosed by any of the 6 records | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 6 | Not disclosed by any of the 6 records | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 6 | Not disclosed by any of the 6 records | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 6 | Not disclosed by any of the 6 records |
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
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 6 | 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.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 6 tracked facilities in Minneapolis are for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 6 tracked facilities in Minneapolis are cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/mn/hennepin-county/minneapolis, updated October 1, 2026.
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For researchers
- Place id
- us/mn/hennepin-county/minneapolis
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- city
- Census GEOID
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- Rating value
- orange
- Scale word
- Restrictive