The record by year
On the record as of October 27, 2026.
An act sits on the day it happened: the day its own sentence names, or the day its source gives for it. An act the record knows only from the date of the article that reported it sits under that article's month, one tap away, marked Reported with the article's date. So do background, plans and statements, which are not acts. The same act reported by several sources is one line with the reports behind it, on its day where any of them dates it. The milestones alone, for every state, are on the timeline.
17 acts on the line for Minnesota, from 59 dated lines in the records' histories and the scorecard. 16 more acts are dated only by the article that reported them and sit under their month. 3 lines report an act already listed. 23 lines are background, plans or statements. 7 lines sit on a date other than the one they were filed under, because their own sentence names the day, the month or the year it happened; each says so. Where a line sits is read from its own words and the row is never changed (how dates are read).
2026 14 acts on the line from 17 reports; 14 reported, dated only by the article; 23 lines of background, plans and statements
October 2026 2 acts on the line
DataBank purchased its Eagan MSP2 data center for $9.8 million from Mapletree Industrial Trust, advancing its strategy to own real estate behind its facilities.
finance-commerce.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
DataBank acquired the building that houses its MSP2 data center at 3255 Neil Armstrong Boulevard in Eagan, Minnesota, which it had leased. The release describes MSP2 as a carrier hotel serving the Minneapolis market whose clients rely on its services, so the data center was running before the purchase.
prnewswire.com (opens in a new tab), primary source
September 2026 7 acts on the line from 8 reports; 9 reported; 19 lines of background, plans and statements
City Council approves moratorium carve out for QLevr LLC data center on Carmen Avenue East on September 15, 2026
cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet
1 more report of this
- Reported September 15 City council voted 3-1 to approve QLevr LLC's project carving it out of the moratorium cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab)
Proposed 55,000 square foot data center on Carmen Avenue East exempted from one year moratorium on September 15, 2026
mprnews.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Council to vote on major site plan on September 28, 2026
cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
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 (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Otter Tail County commissioners discussed data center oversight at county board meeting on September 8.
fergusfallsjournal.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet
The former Star Tribune printing plant in Minneapolis' North Loop neighborhood is in talks to become the city's latest data center. The site is under the city's 350 thousand square foot moratorium limit.
kstp.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
A $2 billion Google data center is proposed in Hermantown, Minnesota
enr.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Reported in September 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 9 acts
Minnesota introduced HB 4888 and SB 4298 to ban data center permits until July 2027; bills failed.
mashable.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Lonsdale passes one year moratorium on data center construction
southernminn.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Inver Grove Heights passed a pause on data centers
cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
The city council approved a temporary moratorium on data centers in most of the city
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Inver Grove Heights made an exception to their moratorium on data centers to avoid multi million dollar lawsuit
audacy.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
The Minneapolis City Council passed a six month ban on data centers larger than 350,000 square feet.
mprnews.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Data center moratoriums create delays increasing legal, engineering, environmental, utility and financing costs
minnlawyer.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Minnesota repealed the sales tax exemption for electricity used by qualified data centers effective for sales and purchases after June 30, 2025.
newsweek.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
St. Cloud Planning Commission voted 5 to 1 to postpone action on data center regulations until its next meeting in October
minnesotasnewcountry.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for September 2026, not acts of their own: 19 lines of background, plans and statements
Julian Dahlquist said he would support a one year moratorium on data centers in Clay County
inforum.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Candidates in Clay County Commission races said they would not sign non disclosure agreements for data center projects
inforum.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Eagan city scheduled Data Center Ordinance Community Input Session for 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Eagan City Hall to gather resident feedback before drafting ordinance
hometownsource.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Rice City Council will vote Monday on interim ordinance prohibiting establishment, construction, or expansion of data centers within the city for one year.
minnesotasnewcountry.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Planning Commission will conduct study of data centers as land use and how they have impacted other communities and regulations adopted by those cities.
minnesotasnewcountry.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Minneapolis Planning Commission will meet October 13 to consider new zoning ordinances for possible future data centers
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Site plan application scheduled for consideration later in September 2026
mprnews.org (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
The six month freeze in Minneapolis does not apply to downtown data centers that occupy less than 350,000 square feet.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
According to Otter Tail County Commissioner Wayne Johnson, if a township lacks a zoning ordinance, landowners have full authority to develop property for data centers.
perhamfocus.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Otter Tail County has regulations for shoreline property or areas in close proximity to bodies of water.
perhamfocus.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
County Commissioner Wayne Johnson suggested the county could place a moratorium on data centers, similar to the THC sales moratorium used for recreational marijuana.
perhamfocus.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Minnesota municipalities have generally imposed initial data center moratoriums of up to one year
minnlawyer.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Development moratorium can pause rezoning, conditional use permits, site plan approvals, subdivision approvals
minnlawyer.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Minnesota legislature in 2026 had bipartisan effort to ban non disclosure agreements for data centers, but the bill died.
echopress.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
State Fair poll shows fairgoers support data center regulation
kttc.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
75% of State Fair Poll takers support data center regulation
kttc.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
The draft regulatory framework splits data centers into two categories: hyper scale requiring up to one million square feet with thousands of servers, requiring conditional use permit and separate public hearing, limited to industrial parks
minnesotasnewcountry.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
Smaller on site data centers would only require a building permit under the proposed framework
minnesotasnewcountry.com (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
A $2 billion Google data center is proposed in Hermantown, Minnesota in the northeast part of the state.
enr.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
August 2026 No acts on the line; 1 reported; 3 lines of background, plans and statements
Reported in August 2026, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
North Loop residents held community meeting over data center
cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for August 2026, not acts of their own: 3 lines of background, plans and statements
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 (opens in a new tab) (a plan or a schedule, not an act yet)
Google promised $3 million directly to Pine Island city.
kttc.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
Google and Ryan Companies promised an initial capital investment of more than $700 million into Pine Island.
kttc.com (opens in a new tab) (a statement; who said what is on the statements pages)
July 2026 1 act on the line; 2 reported
QLevr filed lawsuit in Dakota County District Court in July 2026
mprnews.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)
Reported in July 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 2 acts
Minnesota courts paused data centers
minnpost.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Minneapolis City Council halts new data center developments until November
mndaily.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
June 2026 2 acts on the line from 3 reports; 2 reported
Minneapolis City Council passed a temporary freeze on new data center development in June 2026.
yahoo.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 11, 2026)
One year moratorium on data center construction approved in June 2026
cbsnews.com (opens in a new tab), national outlet (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 15, 2026)
1 more report of this
- June, no day given One year moratorium approved in June 2026 mprnews.org (opens in a new tab)
Reported in June 2026, dated only by the article that carried them: 2 acts
Inver Grove Heights held a data center vote
kare11.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Appeals court ruled against Faribault and required additional environmental study for a proposed data center
mprnews.org (opens in a new tab), local outlet (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
March 2026 1 act on the line from 2 reports
In March, Minnesota Power signed an agreement with Google to supply power to the proposed Hermantown data center.
enr.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 3, 2026)
1 more report of this
- March, no day given In March 2026, Minnesota Power signed an agreement with Google to supply power to the proposed Hermantown data center enr.com (opens in a new tab)
February 2026 1 act on the line; 1 line of background, plans and statements
The proposed data center will use advanced air cooling and minimal water compared to other data centers
youtube.com (opens in a new tab), video (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
Also on the record for February 2026, not acts of their own: 1 line of background, plans and statements
The project site is located less than half a mile from a nearby residential home
youtube.com (opens in a new tab) (a description, not an act)
2025 2 acts on the line
July 2025 1 act on the line
Meta deployed AI designed sustainable concrete at its data center construction site in Rosemount, Minnesota
engineering.fb.com (opens in a new tab), primary source
2025, no month given 1 act
Minnesota legislature successfully passed a standalone data center bill in 2025 that included environmental regulation, a repeal of a sales tax exemption on electricity, and a later expiration of sales exemptions on software and hardware.
echopress.com (opens in a new tab), news outlet (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 10, 2026)
2024 0 acts on the line; 1 reported, dated only by the article
June 2024 No acts on the line; 1 reported
Reported in June 2024, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
Cologix acquired a data center from vXchnge in Minneapolis
datacenterknowledge.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
2023 0 acts on the line; 1 reported, dated only by the article
September 2023 No acts on the line; 1 reported
Reported in September 2023, dated only by the article that carried it: 1 act
Meta confirmed $700 million Minnesota data center project
datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)
2015 1 act on the line
March 2015 1 act on the line
Cologix opened its third data center in Minneapolis
datacenterdynamics.com (opens in a new tab), trade press (dated only by the report that carried it, so under the month of the report)