No project in Burnsville City, but 9 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Burnsville City votes on zoning. The Dakota County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)
Apple Valley, Dakota County
π July 9, 2026: City adopted a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers.
Stopped or cancelledabout 6 miles awayLakeville industrial site studied for a data center (Olam Holdings)
Lakeville, Dakota County
152 acres
π May 27, 2026: A judge ruled the review was legal and said the data center talks are inactive.
Being builtabout 7 miles awayOppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)
Eagan, Dakota County
π June 2025: Oppidan broke ground on a 61,000 square foot data center, built for one tenant.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awayFarmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)
Farmington, Dakota County
340 acres
π Sept 16, 2026: Plaintiffs filed dismissals in both lawsuits, according to the city. The residents' grouβ¦
Being builtabout 10 miles awayDean Lakes data center in existing building (Shakopee)
Shakopee, Scott County
π 2026: City published a fact sheet on the data center being built in an existing Dean Lakes buiβ¦
Proposedabout 10 miles awayDakota East Area site in Rosemount (Tract technology park plan)
Rosemount, Dakota County
447 acres
π July 15, 2025: Rosemount adopted the environmental review (AUAR) as adequate.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Burnsville City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Burnsville City: City of St Paul (not available) or Dakota Electric Association (co-op (owned by its members)) or Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Minnesota.