No project in Mendota Heights City, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Mendota Heights City votes on zoning. The Dakota County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Oppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)
Eagan, Dakota County
🕒 June 2025: Oppidan broke ground on a 61,000 square foot data center, built for one tenant.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 5 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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 9 miles awayData center plan at former Star Tribune printing plant (North Loop, Minneapolis)
Minneapolis, Hennepin County
🕒 Sept 2026: Legacy Investing withdrew its land use application, the city said.
Proposedabout 10 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 10 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.
Being builtabout 10 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…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Mendota Heights 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 Mendota Heights City: Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or City of St Paul (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Minnesota.