No project in Hastings City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Hastings City votes on zoning. The Dakota County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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 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
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 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
Proposedabout 12 miles awayQLevr 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…
Approved, not built yetabout 14 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…
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Hastings paused data centers for one year, until Aug. 17, 2027. The council passed the first reading on Aug. 3 and set the final vote for Aug. 17. The planning commission backed it 4-0. The city has no data center proposals.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hastings 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 Hastings 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.