No project in Castle Rock Township, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Board of Castle Rock Township votes on zoning. Some townships leave zoning to the county.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Hampton technology park data center idea (Oppidan)
Hampton, Dakota County
🕒 2025: Oppidan paused its Hampton and North Mankato data center plans, citing how long the stat…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles awayFarmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)
Farmington, Dakota County
340 acres
🕒 Sept 16, 2026: Plaintiffs filed dismissals in both lawsuits, according to the city. The residents' grou…
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayCannon Falls Technology Park (Tract data center campus)
Cannon Falls, Dakota County
253 acres
🕒 Nov 2025: City Council approved the conditional use permit and development agreement, 4-2, and rez…
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles awayLakeville industrial site studied for a data center (Olam Holdings)
Lakeville, Dakota County
152 acres
🕒 May 27, 2026: A judge ruled the review was legal and said the data center talks are inactive.
Being builtabout 11 miles awayMeta Rosemount data center
Rosemount, Dakota County
280 acres · for Meta
🕒 March 14, 2024: Meta and Gov. Walz announced an $800 million, 715,000 square foot data center in Rosemou…
Proposedabout 11 miles awayDakota East Area site in Rosemount (Tract technology park plan)
Rosemount, Dakota County
447 acres
🕒 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 Castle Rock Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Castle Rock Township: 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.