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  "attribution": "Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0. Link to the specific record page where possible.",
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      "slug": "google-hermantown-data-center-mn",
      "name": "Google Hermantown Data Center",
      "summary": "Google proposed a data center in Hermantown, northeast Minnesota, which it subsequently scaled back in scope while conducting community outreach events; the Duluth Chamber of Commerce endorsed the project.",
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      "county": "St. Louis",
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          "title": "Duluth Chamber backs Hermantown Google data center project - WDIO.com",
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          "date": "2026-09-02",
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        {
          "title": "A tale of two data centers: Google hosts events in to woo residents of Hermantown and Pine Island - MPR News",
          "url": "https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/20/pine-island-and-hermantown-hear-googles-pitch-on-data-centers",
          "publisher": "MPR News",
          "date": "2026-08-20",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Google scales back proposed data center in northeast Minnesota - Star Tribune",
          "url": "https://www.startribune.com/google-hermantown-data-center/601880694",
          "publisher": "Star Tribune",
          "date": "2026-08-20",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Google launches a charm offensive in 2 Minnesota towns as data center opposition grows - MPR News",
          "url": "https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/20/google-launches-a-charm-offensive-in-2-minnesota-towns-as-data-center-opposition-grows",
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        {
          "title": "Google: Data center locations",
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          "date": "2026-09-14",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Mortenson Tapped for $450M HVDC Transmission Project in North Dakota and Minnesota - enr.com",
          "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
          "publisher": "enr.com",
          "date": "2026-09-03",
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        }
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "In March, Minnesota Power signed an agreement with Google to supply power to the proposed Hermantown data center.",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "A $2 billion Google data center is proposed in Hermantown, Minnesota in the northeast part of the state.",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "summary": "Minnesota Power broke ground on a $450 million North Dakota high voltage direct current transmission modernization project with Mortenson as general contractor.",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved permits for the transmission project in 2025",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "In March 2026, Minnesota Power signed an agreement with Google to supply power to the proposed Hermantown data center",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "date_precision": "day",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "The converter station at Center, North Dakota will be part of the HVDC line",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "A $2 billion Google data center is proposed in Hermantown, Minnesota",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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          "source_date": "2026-09-03",
          "summary": "Minnesota Power has broken ground on a $450 million North Dakota high voltage direct current transmission modernization project",
          "source_url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63609-mortenson-tapped-for-450m-hvdc-transmission-project-in-north-dakota-and-minnesota",
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