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Data centers & battery storage in Minnesota
15 tracked projects · 1,700 MW · 3 data centers, 12 battery (BESS) sites
Below is every data center and battery energy storage (BESS) project we track in Minnesota, ranked by capacity. Battery projects are sourced from the federal EIA-860M inventory; data centers are hand-curated with a public source on each entry. See the methodology for details.
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All Minnesota projects
| Project | Operator | Type | Location | Capacity | Status | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Rosemount | Meta | Data center | Rosemount | 750 MW | Under construction | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Sherco BESS | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | BESS | Sherburne | 600 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Blue Lake BESS | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | BESS | Scott | 136 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Aurora Solar + Storage | Xcel Energy | BESS | Sherburne County | 100 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| North Star Energy Storage, LLC | North Star Energy Storage, LLC | BESS | Chisago | 80 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Sherco LDES | Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | BESS | Sherburne | 10 MW | Planned | 2028 | source ↗ |
| Anoka BESS | Gopher Energy Storage, LLC | BESS | Anoka | 6 MW | Operating | 2018 | source ↗ |
| Athens BESS | Gopher Energy Storage, LLC | BESS | Isanti | 6 MW | Operating | 2018 | source ↗ |
| Marshall Solar Plus LLC | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny | BESS | Lyon | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Athens - Coopers Corner BESS | Gopher Energy Storage, LLC | BESS | Isanti | 3 MW | Operating | 2018 | source ↗ |
| Warroad Factory | Marvin | BESS | Roseau | 2 MW | Operating | 2025 | source ↗ |
| USS Itasca Clean Energy Solar LLC | United States Solar Corporation | BESS | Itasca | 1 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Cambridge CT Hybrid | Great River Energy | BESS | Isanti | 1 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Google Hermantown | Data center | Hermantown | — | Planned | — | source ↗ | |
| Google Pine Island | Data center | Pine Island | — | Planned | — | source ↗ |