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Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)

GooglePine Island, Goodhue County, MNUpdated

Google has approval for a data center in Goodhue County, Minnesota (approved). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Investment
$700M
Building area
3M sq ft (3,000,000 sq ft)
Site
482 acres
Expected completion
2028
Reported jobs
38

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 2 yr

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Approved

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. 2 mo ago

    Construction start

  4. 7 mo ago

    Announced

  5. 7 mo ago

    Reported as announced

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
2, figures differ
Location
Site footprint confirmed
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-skyway-pine-island-mnOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
Tenants
GoogleTenants · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
Stage
ApprovedStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mn
Facility type
AI data centerFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145

Scale

Reported investment
$700MReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
Reported building area
3,000,000 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: 86819370004145
Site area
482 acresSite area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
Reported jobs
38Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145

Reported dates

Announced
2026-02-24Announced · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2026-07Construction start reported · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
Expected completion
2028Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262

Site

City
Pine IslandCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mnCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
County
GoodhueCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mnCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
State
MinnesotaState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mnState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
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: 86819370004145

Power and cooling

Utility
Xcel EnergyUtility · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
Power source
Grid powerPower source · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
Cooling
Air cooledCooling · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145
AI workload
Confirmed AI or machine-learning workloadAI workload · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mn

Permits and public records

Incentives reported
Property tax abatement (Project Skyway business subsidy agreement, 28 years) (City of Pine Island, Minnesota) $36,578,343Incentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 86819370004145

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasGoogle Project Skyway (Pine Island)ApprovedNot reported
Server CountryPine Island Data Center (Project Skyway)ProposedNot reported

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 18, 2026 · Record: google-skyway-pine-island-mn
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. CA
  5. CA
  6. CA
  7. CA
  8. CA
  9. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0262
  10. 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 Project Skyway (Pine Island)”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/google-project-skyway-pine-island-mn-dc_4ef635b56eb1, 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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