Dakota County

Moratoriums and bans

1. Feb. 17, 2026 Eagan: Moratorium. The council unanimously passed a one-year interim ordinance, in effect until Feb. 17, 2027, that bars new data centers using more than 20 MW or located within 500 feet of homes. (City of Eagan, May 26, 2026)
2. April 2026 Rosemount: Moratorium. The city adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers in mid-April 2026, according to trade press. We could not open a city record giving the exact vote date. (DatacenterDynamics, undated)
3. June 26, 2026 Inver Grove Heights: Moratorium. The council voted 3-2 for a one-year citywide moratorium and postponed a site plan decision on a proposed data center on Carmen Avenue East. (MPR News, June 26, 2026)
4. July 9, 2026 Apple Valley: Moratorium. The council approved a one-year pause on data center proposals to study how they should be planned and regulated. (Blandin on Broadband (summarizing Sun This Week), July 18, 2026)
5. Aug. 3, 2026 Hastings: Moratorium proposed. City staff asked the council for a first reading on Aug. 3 of an interim ordinance that would prohibit data centers in every zoning district until Aug. 17, 2027, with a public hearing and adoption vote set for Aug. 17. We could not confirm the final vote. (City of Hastings, Aug. 3, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. Oct. 1, 2026 DataBank MSP2 (Eagan) · DataBank announced it had acquired the MSP2 building at 3255 Neil Armstrong Blvd., which it had leased. (DataBank, Oct. 1, 2026)
2. Sept. 30, 2026 DataBank MSP2 (Eagan) · DCD reported DataBank would buy the 1998 building, once used by Taystee Foods, from Mapletree Industrial Trust for about $9.81 million under an option in its lease. (DatacenterDynamics, Sept. 30, 2026)
3. Sept. 15, 2026 Cannon Falls Technology Park · A statewide tracker listed the project as ongoing, with construction expected to stretch over about 10 years. (Courier (couriermn.com), Sept. 15, 2026)
4. Aug. 3, 2026 Hastings: Moratorium proposed · City staff asked the council for a first reading on Aug. 3 of an interim ordinance that would prohibit data centers in every zoning district until Aug. 17, 2027, with a public hearing and adoption vote set for Aug. 17. We could not confirm the final vote. (City of Hastings, Aug. 3, 2026)
5. July 9, 2026 Apple Valley Technology Park · The city council adopted a one-year pause on new data center proposals. (Blandin on Broadband (excerpting Sun Thisweek), July 18, 2026)
6. July 9, 2026 Apple Valley: Moratorium · The council approved a one-year pause on data center proposals to study how they should be planned and regulated. (Blandin on Broadband (summarizing Sun This Week), July 18, 2026)
7. June 26, 2026 Inver Grove Heights: Moratorium · The council voted 3-2 for a one-year citywide moratorium and postponed a site plan decision on a proposed data center on Carmen Avenue East. (MPR News, June 26, 2026)
8. April 2026 Rosemount: Moratorium · The city adopted a one-year moratorium on data centers in mid-April 2026, according to trade press. We could not open a city record giving the exact vote date. (DatacenterDynamics, undated)
9. March 26, 2026 Apple Valley Technology Park · Acting on the planning commission's recommendation, the council rejected the site plan, preliminary plan and conditional use permit. (DatacenterDynamics, March 30, 2026)
10. March 2026 Apple Valley Technology Park · Oppidan withdrew its rezoning application. (DatacenterDynamics, March 30, 2026)
11. Feb. 26, 2026 Meta Rosemount Data Center · Enterprise Minnesota described the Rosemount campus as under construction, the only proposed Minnesota data center it reported as being built. (Enterprise Minnesota, Feb. 26, 2026)
12. Feb. 17, 2026 Oppidan Eagan Data Center · The Eagan City Council voted 4-0 for a pause of up to one year on new data centers; KSTP described the Oppidan project as one of two Eagan data centers then under construction. (KSTP, Feb. 18, 2026)
13. Feb. 17, 2026 Eagan: Moratorium · The council unanimously passed a one-year interim ordinance, in effect until Feb. 17, 2027, that bars new data centers using more than 20 MW or located within 500 feet of homes. (City of Eagan, May 26, 2026)
14. Jan. 2026 Apple Valley Technology Park · The council voted unanimously against Rockport's comprehensive plan amendment, pointing to water supply, sewer capacity and the property's role in the 2040 plan. (Sun Thisweek / Dakota County Tribune (Hometown Source), Jan. 26, 2026)
15. Jan. 2026 Cannon Falls Technology Park · Post Bulletin reported that site work was expected to start in spring 2026, with the campus running about three years after approval, and that no lawsuit had been filed. (Post Bulletin, undated)
16. Nov. 5, 2025 Cannon Falls Technology Park · With the full council present, members voted 4-2 on the conditional use permit again, to make sure the process was followed, and 4-2 to approve the development agreement with Tract. Post Bulletin reported the rezoning to general industrial was approved as well. (City of Cannon Falls, Nov. 5, 2025; Post Bulletin, Nov. 2025)
17. Oct. 21, 2025 Cannon Falls Technology Park · The council's consent agenda listed resolutions on industrial rezoning, a conditional use permit for data centers, substations, transmission lines and building height, the Tract final PUD, variances and the preliminary plat. (City of Cannon Falls, Oct. 21, 2025; KSTP, Oct. 21, 2025)
18. Oct. 9, 2025 Cannon Falls Technology Park · At a joint work session, officials reviewed water phasing, the water tower charge, an estimate of about $30 million in city tax revenue over 20 years, and the approval calendar. (City of Cannon Falls, Oct. 9, 2025)
19. Sept. 15, 2025 Cannon Falls Technology Park · The state's municipal boundary office accepted the orderly annexation (OA-1924) of 238.68 acres in Randolph Township, Dakota County, into Cannon Falls. (Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, Municipal Boundary Adjustments, Sept. 15, 2025)
20. Aug. 2025 Cannon Falls Technology Park · The city annexed the land from Randolph Township; the township agreed to the transfer. (KTTC, Aug. 26, 2025; DatacenterDynamics, Sept. 9, 2025)
21. June 6, 2025 Oppidan Eagan Data Center · Oppidan broke ground on a build-to-suit data center on Argenta Trail, with completion expected in 2026. (DatacenterDynamics, June 6, 2025; REBusiness Online, June 10, 2025)
22. Feb. 5, 2025 Apple Valley Technology Park · The city held a public hearing; the plan needed a conditional use permit and a rezoning from sand and gravel to industrial. Rockport had submitted an AUAR in Dec. 2024, which the city approved. (DatacenterDynamics, Feb. 28, 2025)
23. Jan. 10, 2025 Oppidan Eagan Data Center · DCD reported that Eagan's planning commission unanimously recommended a preliminary subdivision for CLOP Eagan MN LLC, an Oppidan-linked company, for a 5 MW, 61,500 sq ft data center on 22.1 acres. (DatacenterDynamics, Jan. 10, 2025)
24. March 16, 2024 Meta Rosemount Data Center · DCD reported Mortenson as lead contractor, noted the site was once a World War II gunpowder plant, and said Meta had filed a development plan with the Minnesota PUC. (DatacenterDynamics, March 16, 2024)
25. March 14, 2024 Meta Rosemount Data Center · Gov. Walz and the state economic development agency announced the $800 million Meta data center in Rosemount. (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, March 14, 2024)
26. March 14, 2024 Meta Rosemount Data Center · MPR reported the campus would be about 715,000 sq ft, open in 2026 and run only on renewable power, and that Meta would work with Xcel Energy on upgrades and new transmission lines in the UMore area. (MPR News, March 14, 2024)
27. Dec. 21, 2023 Meta Rosemount Data Center · The Rosemount City Council unanimously approved the Meta campus and rezoned the 280-acre site from agricultural to business park planned development; DCD reported the plans show two data halls, a support building, a guard house and two communication towers. (KSTP, Dec. 21, 2023; DatacenterDynamics, Dec. 22, 2023)
28. Nov. 4, 2021 DataBank MSP2 (Eagan) · DCD described MSP2 in Eagan as the larger of DataBank's two original Minneapolis-area sites, which together have about 106,000 sq ft. (DatacenterDynamics, Nov. 4, 2021)
29. Aug. 2, 2021 DataBank MSP2 (Eagan) · DCD reported that a Mapletree affiliate bought the DataBank-operated Eagan building, about 88,000 sq ft, for $9 million. (DatacenterDynamics, Aug. 2, 2021)

Statewide

Minnesota's data center sales tax exemption (Minn. Stat. 297A.68, subd. 42) covers enterprise IT equipment and software bought for facilities DEED certifies. A new center must have at least 25,000 sq ft and $30 million invested within 48 months; a refurbished one needs 25,000 sq ft and $50 million within 24 months. Both need backup power, fire suppression and enhanced security. Since 2025 a third tier, the large-scale data center ($250 million within 60 months), also qualifies. (Minnesota Department of Revenue, Aug. 18, 2025; Minnesota Department of Revenue, Oct. 10, 2016) Laws 2025, 1st Special Session, ch. 12 (H.F. 16), signed June 14, 2025 after House (85-43) and Senate (40-26) votes, adds the 'qualified large-scale data center' tier ($250 million or more invested by the facility and its tenants within 60 months starting after June 30, 2025) to the equipment and software exemption. It lengthens the exemption from 20 to 35 years after the first qualifying purchase. It also requires prevailing wages for construction and a green-building certification within three years of opening, and the tax break must be paid back if the certification is not met. (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, June 14, 2025; Minnesota House of Representatives, Session Daily, June 9, 2025; Minnesota House of Representatives, New Laws, undated) Electricity used by certified data centers was exempt from sales tax until a separate 2025 tax law (1st Special Session, ch. 13) repealed that exemption for purchases after June 30, 2025. (Minnesota House of Representatives, New Laws, undated; Minnesota Department of Revenue, Aug. 18, 2025) Ch. 12 (2025) also sets an annual fee on qualified large-scale data centers based on peak demand: $2 million for 100-250 MW, rising to $5 million for 750 MW or more. The money goes to the energy and conservation account for low-income energy programs. (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, June 14, 2025; Minnesota House of Representatives, New Laws, undated) Water provisions in ch. 12 (2025) apply to data centers expected to use more than 100 million gallons a year (Minn. Stat. 103G.265, 103G.271). DNR can request preapplication information and give a written response on water availability. Permits must carry conditions on public health, conservation and water-use conflicts, and DNR may require an aquifer test. (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, June 14, 2025; Minnesota House of Representatives, Session Daily, June 9, 2025) For utility law, ch. 12 (2025) defines a data center as a facility designed for a load of 100 MW or more (Minn. Stat. 216B.02, subd. 11). It tells the PUC to set up a 'very large customer' class by Dec. 15, 2026 and to approve these customers' tariffs and service agreements, so that their costs, including stranded costs, are not passed to other customers (216B.1622). Each utility must also offer a voluntary clean energy and capacity tariff to commercial and industrial customers, who pay its costs (216B.1623). (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, June 14, 2025; Minnesota House of Representatives, New Laws, undated; Minnesota House of Representatives, Session Daily, June 9, 2025) Xcel Energy's large-load (very large customer) tariff is PUC docket E-002/M-25-289, filed July 16, 2025. The PUC approved it with changes in May 2026 (announced May 18). The class covers new loads of 100 MW or more, plus 'system-intensive' new loads of 20 MW to under 100 MW. Terms include a 15-year default contract, a 24-month exit notice, and a minimum bill and exit fee raised to 80% of contracted capacity. These customers pay for transmission and distribution upgrades directly, and Xcel must show that each one's supply meets the state's renewable and carbon-free standards. ELPC reports the order also directs Xcel to file a clean energy and capacity tariff by Dec. 1, 2026. (Minnesota Office of the Attorney General, Residential Utilities Division (PUC filing, copy hosted by Legalectric), Oct. 13, 2025; Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, May 18, 2026; Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, undated; Fresh Energy, May 15, 2026; Environmental Law & Policy Center, May 18, 2026) Other PUC large-load dockets: Minnesota Power's very large customer tariff (26-126; the PUC asked for an updated proposal by July 15, 2026), Otter Tail Power's petition for a very large customer class and data center rate (26-211), and two Dakota Electric Association filings: a modified extension-of-service tariff (25-178, approved) and a proposed rate for members of 50 MW or more (26-243). Service agreements under review are Minnesota Power with Harmony Group, a Google subsidiary, for Hermantown (26-159, filed March 26, 2026) and Xcel with Echo Zone, a Google subsidiary, for Pine Island (26-170, filed April 14, 2026); their comment periods ran to Aug. 28 and Sept. 8, 2026. (Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, undated; Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Sept. 1, 2026) 2026 session bills included S.F. 4298, which would bar state and local permits for data centers until a year after a PUC report due by July 1, 2027; H.F. 5125, which would repeal the 297A.68, subd. 42 exemption; and H.F. 4077, which would bar local governments from signing nondisclosure agreements and cleared a House committee in March 2026. None became law: the Legislature adjourned in May 2026 without passing new data center restrictions, and the NDA ban passed the Senate but stalled in the House. (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, March 6, 2026; Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes, May 6, 2026; Minnesota House of Representatives, Session Daily, March 11, 2026; MPR News, June 12, 2026; Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, undated) Minnesota data centers →