No project in Empire City, but 9 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Empire City votes on zoning. The Dakota County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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 5 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
Being builtabout 5 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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles awayHampton 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
Stopped or cancelledabout 7 miles awayApple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)
Apple Valley, Dakota County
🕒 July 9, 2026: City adopted a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers.
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Empire City. - Go to council 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 Empire 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.