No project in New Market Township, but 4 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Board of New Market Township votes on zoning. Some townships leave zoning to the county.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayFarmington 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…
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 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 14 miles awayDean Lakes data center in existing building (Shakopee)
Shakopee, Scott County
🕒 2026: City published a fact sheet on the data center being built in an existing Dean Lakes bui…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in New Market Township. - Go to township 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 New Market Township: Minnesota Valley Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) 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.