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Dakota County, Minnesota

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Your county: 10 data center sites, 2 with a sourced job figure, 4 officials who represent them.

Jobs by site. Actual and planned permanent jobs are shown by type and never combined.
SiteStatusConstructionPermanent
Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan/Rockport)CancelledNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
DataBank East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP2)OperatingNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
Farmington Technology Park (Tract)AnnouncedNo sourced figure yet2771 forecast Planned
Meta Rosemount Data CenterUnder construction1,0002about 1002 forecast Planned
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Eagan Data CenterOperatingNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
CENTRA MSP1Under constructionNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan)Under constructionNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
Ecolab Eagan Data CenterOperatingNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
HealthPartners Mendota Heights Data CenterOperatingNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3,199 Pilot Knob Rd)OperatingNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E)AnnouncedNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet
Tract Rosemount Technology Park (withdrawn)CancelledNo sourced figure yetNo sourced figure yet

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Sources

  1. 1.City of Farmington (Tract joint work session presentation), Tract joint work session presentation, June 4, 2024, Jun 4, 2024. ↩
  2. 2.Meta, Meta Data Centers, United States locations page, accessed Nov 5, 2026. ↩
  3. 3.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor MN result. ↩
  4. 4.Minnesota Star Tribune (via TNS), Minnesota Star Tribune (via TNS) statement, Oct 22, 2026. ↩
  5. 5.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate MN result. ↩
  6. 6.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House MN-2 result. ↩
  7. 7.Forum News Service, Forum News Service statement, Sep 11, 2026. ↩
  8. 8.Star Tribune, Star Tribune statement. ↩
  9. 9.Little campaign site, Little campaign site statement. ↩
  10. 10.Debate, MPR News, Debate, MPR News statement, Oct 9, 2026. ↩

Who represents this county

Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Tim Walz (D) · Governor
2026 Governor MN: won by Amy Klobuchar (D), AP call3, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Amy Klobuchar (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031
Paraphrase: Praised Minnesota's 2025 data center law for protecting water and preventing higher energy bills, called for more transparency and a ban on nondisclosure agreements, and has not called for a moratorium.4
Contact: website · DC 202-224-3244 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Tina Smith (D) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2027
2026 U.S. Senate MN: won by Peggy Flanagan (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5641 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Angie Craig (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · MN-2 · term ends Jan 3, 2027
2026 U.S. House MN-2: won by Matt Little (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
No public statement on data centers found yet.
Contact: website · DC 202-225-2271
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Peggy Flanagan (D) · U.S. Senator-elect
2026 U.S. Senate MN: won by Peggy Flanagan (D), AP call5, not yet certified · official count
Communities get to call the shots. Minnesotans decide, when, where and if data centers get built.7
Forum News Service, Sep 11, 2026
Paraphrase: Says communities should decide on data center projects, residents should not carry their power or water costs and developers should not get major tax breaks or use NDAs.8
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Matt Little (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · MN-2
2026 U.S. House MN-2: won by Matt Little (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Campaign issue page 'Fighting to Regulate AI and Data Centers' backs a one-year federal pause on new data centers and a ban on data center NDAs.9
I'll ensure that if data centers want to operate in Minnesota, they pay their full costs.9
Little campaign issue page
Eric Pratt's approach is to put a data center in your backyard, not his.10
Debate, MPR News, Oct 9, 2026

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How many data centers are in this county?

This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source

What trades build data centers?

Electricians lead, then pipefitters, HVAC mechanics, ironworkers, equipment operators, laborers and controls technicians. Apprenticeships through union halls and state programs are the main way in. Source

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