Data centers in Goodhue County

Denver based developer Tract wants to build the Cannon Falls Technology Park, a data center campus that could reach 30 billion dollars in investment over 20 years, on 253 acres annexed into the city between Highway 52 and Rochester Boulevard. The Cannon Falls City Council approved a conditional use permit for data centers and a development agreement with Tract on 4 to 2 votes, with a dedicated Dakota Electric Association substation planned to serve the site. A final plat for the project went before the council in spring 2026.

Google announced its first Minnesota data center, code named Project Skyway, on a 480 acre site in Pine Island, about 70 miles southeast of Minneapolis, alongside a deal to bring 1,900 megawatts of new wind, solar, and battery power to Xcel Energy's grid, saying the facility will use air cooling and no water for cooling. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy had sued developer Ryan Companies and the city over inadequate environmental review, leading a judge to order construction halted in May 2026, before the city, MCEA, Ryan Companies, and Google announced a settlement on October 28, 2026 in which MCEA agreed to drop the lawsuit. Under the settlement the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will conduct the first state environmental review of a data center in Minnesota, covering water, noise, light, energy, and grid impacts with 60 days of state public comment and 30 days of city public comment, and construction cannot resume until the city approves the resulting mitigation plan.