No project in Prior Lake City, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Prior Lake City votes on zoning. The Scott County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Dean Lakes data center in existing building (Shakopee)
Shakopee, Scott County
π 2026: City published a fact sheet on the data center being built in an existing Dean Lakes buiβ¦
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 miles awayLakeville industrial site studied for a data center (Olam Holdings)
Lakeville, Dakota County
152 acres
π May 27, 2026: A judge ruled the review was legal and said the data center talks are inactive.
Approved, not built yetabout 10 miles awayCloudHQ MSP data center campus (Chaska)
Chaska, Carver County
70 acres
π April 15, 2025: Report: CloudHQ has site control, early city approvals, and clearance to build a berm onβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles awayApple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan / Rockport)
Apple Valley, Dakota County
π July 9, 2026: City adopted a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers.
Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles awayFarmington Technology Park (Tract data center campus)
Farmington, Dakota County
340 acres
π Sept 16, 2026: Plaintiffs filed dismissals in both lawsuits, according to the city. The residents' grouβ¦
Being builtabout 15 miles awayOppidan data center on Argenta Trail (Eagan)
Eagan, Dakota County
π June 2025: Oppidan broke ground on a 61,000 square foot data center, built for one tenant.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Prior Lake City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Prior Lake City: City of St Paul (not available) or Minnesota Valley Electric Co-op (co-op (owned by its members)) or Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota (company) or Shakopee Public Utilities Comm (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Minnesota.