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1 data center project we know about. 101 townships, cities and unincorporated areas.

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Proposed

Hermantown Google data center campus

Hermantown, St. Louis County

280 acres · for Google

🕒 Oct 5, 2026: City Council voted unanimously to approve the final environmental review (AUAR).

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved · Hermantown

Hermantown's council unanimously approved the final environmental review (AUAR) for the proposed Google data center. A $80 million tax break and a development deal still need votes.

Oct 5, 2026Source

🤝 Agreement with the company · Hermantown

Hermantown's council approved deals for Mortenson Development to pay $200,000 more for city planning costs, and for Minnesota Power to pay $20,000 for a review of a power line to the data center site.

July 6, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Hermantown

The residents' group Stop the Hermantown Data Center sued the city over the rezoning for Google's data center. It says the city spot-zoned the land and held three closed meetings that broke the open meeting law.

April 29, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Hermantown

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and the group Stop the Hermantown Data Center sued over the city's environmental review. They want a fuller review and no permits until it is done. The case is on hold while the city redoes its review.

Nov 5, 2025Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Hermantown

Hermantown's council voted 4-0 to rezone more than 200 acres for a large data center, even though residents asked for a pause. The company behind it was later named as Google.

Oct 2025Source

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