A judge ruled that Lakeville's environmental review of the 152-acre Olam site was legal. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy had argued the city ignored signs of a possible data center.

May 2026Source

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Depending on where you live in Lakeville City: City of St Paul (not available) or Dakota Electric Association (co-op (owned by its members)) or Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company).

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

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Which data center company talked with Lakeville about this site?

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1 data center project in Lakeville City

In Lakeville City

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Farmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)

Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)

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

Meta Rosemount data center

Oppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)

Dean Lakes data center in existing building (Shakopee)

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