Google Hermantown Data Center
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.
- Other Google builds
Operator
Google
Utility
Minnesota Power
Schedule
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- in 4 yr
Expected completionPlanned
- next year
Construction start
- Today
Proposed
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- 6 mo ago
Announced
- 6 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2030.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Reported for 2027.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
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
- Tenants
- Stage
- Proposed
- Facility type
- Hyperscale
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 600 MW
- Reported investment
- $1.2B
- Reported building area
- 1,800,000 sq ft
- Site area
- 278 acres
- Reported jobs
- 100
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2026-03-03Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
- Construction start reported
- 2027
- Expected completion
- 2030
Site
- City
- Hermantown
- County
- St. Louis
- State
- Minnesota
- Location precision
- Street address reported
- Community response
- Local opposition reported
Power and cooling
- Utility
- Minnesota Power
- Power source
- Mixed sources
- Cooling
- Air cooled
Permits and public records
- Incentives reported
- Property Tax Abatement; Sales Tax Exemption; Infrastructure Support
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Google Hermantown Data Center | Proposed | Not reported |
| Server Country | Hermantown Data Center | Proposed | 600 MW |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-hermantown-mn
- CAGoogle (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 8, 2026
- CAKAXE (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 24, 2026
- CAFox21online (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 24, 2026
- CADuluth News Tribune (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Aug 24, 2026
- CAKAXE (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 18, 2026
- CAMinnesota Public Utilities Commission (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Sep 18, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0261
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 235113179235018
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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