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Google Hermantown Data Center

GoogleHermantown, St. Louis County, MNUpdated

Google has proposed a 600 MW data center in St. Louis County, Minnesota (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
600 MW
Investment
$1.2B
Building area
1.8M sq ft (1,800,000 sq ft)
Site
278 acres
Expected completion
2030

Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in 4 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. next year

    Construction start

  3. Today

    Proposed

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  4. 6 mo ago

    Announced

  5. 6 mo ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
2, figures differ
Location
Street address reported
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
GoogleOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mnOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
Tenants
GoogleTenants · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Stage
ProposedStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mnStage · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
Facility type
HyperscaleFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018

Scale

Reported capacity
600 MWReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
Reported investment
$1.2BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Reported building area
1,800,000 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Site area
278 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Reported jobs
100Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018

Reported dates

Announced
2026-03-03Announced · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2027Construction start reported · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
Expected completion
2030Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261

Site

City
HermantownCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mnCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
County
St. LouisCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mnCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
State
MinnesotaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mnState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
Location precision
Street address reportedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Community response
Local opposition reportedCommunity response · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018

Power and cooling

Utility
Minnesota PowerUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Power source
Mixed sourcesPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
Cooling
Air cooledCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure SupportIncentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasGoogle Hermantown Data CenterProposedNot reported
Server CountryHermantown Data CenterProposed600 MW

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mn
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. CA
  7. CA
  8. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
  9. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Google Hermantown Data Center”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-hermantown-data-center-mn-dc_d5d58d87c2ca, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.

An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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