A residents' group and Castle Rock Township sued Farmington over the data center park. In November 2025 a judge refused to dismiss the case. On Sept. 16, 2026 the plaintiffs filed to dismiss both cases, according to the city. The dismissals still need a judge's final OK.

Dec 2024Source

✅ Approved

Farmington's council approved the rezoning, plan change and planned development for Tract's data center park. The final plat followed on Nov. 18 and the development contract on Dec. 2, 2024.

Nov 4, 2024Source

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Farmington City: Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or City of St Paul (not available) 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.

🙋 Open tasks here

Which company will use the Farmington data centers?
How much water will the campus use per day, and where will it come from?
When will Tract file a building plan for the first data center?

How to help →

1 data center project in Farmington City

In Farmington City

Farmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Lakeville industrial site studied for a data center (Olam Holdings)

Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)

Dakota East Area site in Rosemount (Tract technology park plan)

Meta Rosemount data center

Hampton technology park data center idea (Oppidan)

Oppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)

Local votes and rules

⚖️ Court case

✅ Approved

What you can do

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👥 What neighbors here report

⚡ Your electric company

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