Data center campus · Becker, former Xcel Energy Sherco land, Sherburne County, Minnesota
Amazon Becker Data Center
Stalled
as of May 23, 2025
Amazon bought 348 acres of former Xcel land near Sherco in Becker in 2024 for a data center, then put development on hold in May 2025. Also known as: Elk River Technologies site.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site348acres
Who is behind it
ProjectAmazon Becker Data CenterAlso: Elk River Technologies site
Developer and teamAmazon Data Services
End userAmazon
The record, newest first
The city administrator said Amazon was suspending development in Minnesota, including Becker. Separately, state regulators had ruled Amazon must show it needs 250 backup diesel generators at the site. (MPR News, May 23, 2025)
Amazon Data Services bought 348 acres from Elk River Technologies, which had bought the land from Xcel in April 2024 for about $7.97 million. (DatacenterDynamics, Nov. 11, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- Separate campus from Microsoft's Becker land. MPR gives about 350 acres.
- Coordinates approximate.
The full record
- Status note
- In May 2025 Becker's city administrator said Amazon had told the city it was suspending Minnesota development, Becker included, but would keep the land; Amazon said it was still evaluating the site.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)