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No project in Coates City, but 9 nearby

Who decides here: the City Council of Coates City votes on zoning. The Dakota County may review big projects too.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Being builtabout 3 miles away

Meta 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 3 miles away

Dakota 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

Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles away

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 8 miles away

Farmington 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…

Proposedabout 8 miles away

QLevr data center at former Travel Tags site (Inver Grove Heights)

Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County

🕒 Sept 14, 2026: City Council voted 3-1 to exempt the QLevr project from the moratorium, settling the law…

Stopped or cancelledabout 9 miles away

Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)

Apple Valley, Dakota County

🕒 July 9, 2026: City adopted a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers.

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Coates City: Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or Dakota Electric Association (co-op (owned by its members)).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Minnesota.