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1 data center project in Hampton City

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

In Hampton City

Stopped or cancelled

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles away

Cannon 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…

Approved, not built yetabout 9 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…

Being builtabout 10 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 10 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 13 miles away

Lakeville 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.

Stopped or cancelledabout 14 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

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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

  • How big was the Hampton data center plan, and where exactly?
  • Is the Hampton plan still paused?

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