Rosemount paused new data center projects for one year. The city wants to study water use, noise and other effects of the Meta data center already being built there.

April 21, 2026Source

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Rosemount City: Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or Dakota Electric Association (co-op (owned by its members)) 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.

🙋 Open tasks here

Is the Rosemount data center running yet?
How much water does it use per day?
How many backup diesel generators are on site?
Is Tract behind the Rosemount Dakota East site, and is a data center planned there?
Has any land use application been filed for this site?

How to help →

2 data center projects in Rosemount City

In Rosemount City

Meta Rosemount data center

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

QLevr data center at former Travel Tags site (Inver Grove Heights)

Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)

Oppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)

Farmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)

Hampton technology park data center idea (Oppidan)

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

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

What you can do

🔔 Get told first

👥 What neighbors here report

⚡ Your electric company

🙋 Open tasks here