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"Project Skyway" Google Data Center (Pine Island)
Google (filed as Ryan Companies). On hold
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.
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- Status
- On hold
- Operator
- Applicant on record
- Ryan Companies
- Location
- Pine Island, Goodhue County, MN (approximate, city center)
- Size
- MW not reported, 480 acres
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Utility
- Xcel Energy
- First reported
- 2026-02
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
What happens next
Paused by the developer, a regulator, or a court. It could resume, be withdrawn, or be replaced by a new filing on the same land.
Sources
- Google to build data center in Minnesota with new solar, wind power and battery storage, CNBC, 2026-02-24
- Pine Island hyperscale data center construction halted by Judge, MPR News, 2026-05-26
- Google's new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, Google
- Pine Island data center raises electricity cost concerns from Attorney General Keith Ellison, MPR News, 2026-10-03
- Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce voices support for data center in Pine Island, Post Bulletin, 2026-10-06
- Settlement reached in lawsuit over Pine Island Data Center Project, KIMT
- Pine Island settles Project Skyway lawsuit, clears way for state data center review, KTTC, 2026-10-29
- Proposed Pine Island Google data center to get new environmental review, MPR News, 2026-10-29
History
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Common questions
Where is the "Project Skyway" Google data center?
It is in Pine Island, Goodhue County, MN.
Has the "Project Skyway" Google data center been approved?
Not yet. It is on hold.
How big is the "Project Skyway" Google data center?
Reported size: 480 acres.
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