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1 data center project in Hermantown City

Who decides here: the City Council of Hermantown City votes on zoning. The St. Louis County may review big projects too.

In Hermantown City

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'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'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

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

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'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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⚡ Your electric company

Allete, Inc. (company).

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

  • Will the City Council approve the $80 million tax break and development deal, and when?
  • How much electricity (megawatts) will the data center use?
  • Is Minnesota Power's planned 67-mile power line from Grand Rapids to Hermantown needed for this data center?
  • What did the secret deals (NDAs) signed by city and county officials cover?
  • How many permanent jobs will the data center create?

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