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Data center campus · Rosemount, UMore Park, south of County Road 42 and east of Dakota County Technical College, Dakota County, Minnesota

Meta Rosemount Data Center

Under construction as of Feb. 26, 2026

Meta is building a two-data-hall campus of about 715,000 sq ft on 280 acres of the University of Minnesota's former UMore Park land in Rosemount. Also known as: Project Bigfoot.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area715,000sq ft
Site280acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMeta Rosemount Data CenterAlso: Project Bigfoot
Developer and teamMeta Platforms
End userMeta

The record, newest first

  1. 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)

  2. 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)

  3. 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)

  4. 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)

  5. 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)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Meta bought the land from the University of Minnesota in Sept. 2023 for about $39.7 million (KSTP, DCD).
  • Jobs: DCD (March 2024) cited the governor's office at about 100 operating jobs and at least 1,000 construction jobs; DCD's Dec. 2023 story cited 50 full-time jobs. The state release says only 'hundreds of jobs'.
  • Size: 715,000 sq ft (MPR, DCD 2024, Enterprise Minnesota) or 750,000 sq ft (DCD Dec. 2023).
  • A July 2026 Forum News Service report that the campus was nearly finished could not be opened (the Forum sites block access) and only an aggregator summary was found, so it is not cited. Recheck for an opening date.
  • Meta's own location page was not found; once Meta lists Rosemount as operating, update status.
  • Coordinates approximate, placed in UMore Park south of County Road 42.

The full record

Status note
Enterprise Minnesota reported in Feb. 2026 that the campus was under construction; MPR and DCD had reported a 2026 opening. No record of it entering service was found.
Power note
Enterprise Minnesota (Feb. 2026) put the campus at around 700 MW; no record or Meta statement with a MW figure was opened, so mw is not set.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.