Added as filed
Microsoft Becker Data Center
Microsoft. Filed. 325 MW.
Microsoft paid Xcel Energy 17.7 million dollars for nearly 300 acres next to Xcel's Sherco power plant in Becker, Sherburne County, in a deal that closed in February 2024, for a data center planned at up to 325 megawatts. Amazon separately bought an adjacent 348 acre parcel from Xcel for a second data center project in the same area. Neither company has publicly reported a construction start date, and no site plan or permit hearing was found in local coverage for this entry.
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- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Microsoft
- Applicant on record
- Microsoft
- Location
- Becker, Sherburne County, MN (approximate, city center)
- Size
- 325 MW, 300 acres
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Xcel Energy
- First reported
- 2024-02
- Last updated
- September 24, 2026
What happens next
Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.
Sources
- Microsoft buys 300 acres in Becker, Minnesota, Data Center Dynamics
- Xcel Energy sells land in Becker to Microsoft for data center, MPR News, 2024-02-21
- Amazon Data Services buys site slated for data center near Sherco in Becker, Star Tribune
What it would mean nearby
The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 325 MW facility would draw roughly 1.0 million to 3.7 million gallons of water a day, about what 11,800 households use.
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History
Other tracked projects within 25 miles
Monticello Tech Park (Scannell Properties) Scannell Properties
Monticello Data Center (Frattalone / Monticello Tech LLC) Frattalone Companies (Monticello Tech LLC)
Common questions
Where is the Microsoft Becker data center?
It is in Becker, Sherburne County, MN.
Has the Microsoft Becker data center been approved?
Not yet. An application has been filed and has not been decided.
How big is the Microsoft Becker data center?
Reported size: 325 MW, 300 acres.
Is it near you?
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