Minnesota Data Centers
Minneapolis Colocation, the 511 Building, and the Hermantown, Rosemount and Farmington Projects
Minnesota has about 70 data centers, most around the Twin Cities, with the 511 Building in downtown Minneapolis as the network hub. We find the Minnesota colocation that fits your power, connectivity and date, and negotiate the terms.
Price My Minnesota RequirementSearches for Minneapolis colocation and colocation in Minnesota usually come from one of three buyers: a Twin Cities enterprise moving servers out of an aging in-house data center, a network or cloud company that needs to be in the 511 Building, or a company following the news on Hermantown and Farmington and wondering what it means for capacity and power. This page covers where the colocation options are, the 511 Building, the hyperscale projects, Minnesota’s data center tax law and how to get space at the right rate. If another market fits your requirement better, we will say so.
Sources: KAXE (data center count); Cologix and Baxtel (511 Building); Minnesota House Research and CURE (2025 law). As of October 2026.
Minneapolis Colocation: Where the Options Are
| Location | Data centers | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Minneapolis, the 511 Building | Cologix MIN1 to MIN5, more than 60,000 square feet, with MIN1 as the building’s meet-me room; DataBank MSP4 | Network-heavy deployments, carrier and cloud access, interconnection |
| Edina | DataBank MSP1 | Enterprise colocation in the southwest suburbs |
| Eagan | DataBank MSP2 | Enterprise colocation south of the river, near the airport |
| Plymouth | DataBank | Enterprise colocation in the western suburbs |
| Chaska | Flexential Minneapolis–Chaska | Enterprise and recovery sites at the western edge of the metro |
Sources: Baxtel, Baxtel, Data Center Map; our provider research. We confirm availability and specifications on every search.
Sources: DCD; CBS Minnesota; KAXE. Meta’s Rosemount campus is not included; its acreage is not in these sources. Figures as of October 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Downtown in the 511 Building for networks, or the suburbs for space and price: we find which fits and who has room on your date.
Cologix, DataBank and Flexential compared on the same requirement, plus Chicago if the numbers favor it.
Rate, power, cross-connects, escalators and renewal terms negotiated up front, and the sales tax refund confirmed where it applies.
The provider you choose pays us. Your rate is not marked up, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
The 511 Building: Minnesota’s Carrier Hotel
The 511 Building, also called the Minnesota Technology Center, is a 270,000-square-foot building at 511 11th Avenue South in downtown Minneapolis and the most connected building in Minnesota. It is the network hub for the Upper Midwest and a gateway on the northern fiber route to Seattle. Cologix Minneapolis runs five data halls inside it, MIN1 to MIN5, with more than 60,000 square feet after buying vXchnge’s space in the building in 2020. MIN1 is the building’s meet-me room, with more than 75 networks and the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange. MIN3, a 28,000-square-foot hall opened in 2015, qualifies for Minnesota’s data center sales tax program. DataBank’s MSP4 is in the building as well. See Cologix data centers, DataBank data centers and data center connectivity.
Sources: Baxtel, Baxtel, Data Center Knowledge, Data Center Map.
Data Centers in the Twin Cities Suburbs
Most enterprise colocation in Minnesota sits outside downtown, where space and power cost less and parking and access are easier. DataBank runs data centers in Edina, Eagan and Plymouth, and Flexential’s Minneapolis data center is in Chaska. Other operators in the suburbs include Connect Data Centers in Eagan and Apple Valley and IronGate in Woodbury. For colocation, Minneapolis buyers replacing an in-house server room usually find that a suburban hall with a cross-connect or a fiber link back to the 511 Building gives the best balance of cost and connectivity. See data center migration, disaster recovery colocation and hybrid cloud colocation.
Minnesota’s Hyperscale Projects: Hermantown, Rosemount and Farmington
Hermantown data center (Google)
Google confirmed in March 2026 that it is behind the Hermantown data center campus near Duluth. The city’s updated environmental review covers 278 acres across 26 parcels, and Minnesota Power reached an agreement with Google to add 700 MW of new clean energy, 300 MW of wind and 400 MW of battery storage, along with a $5 million Google contribution to the utility’s affordability and efficiency programs. The updated review went to the state on August 4, 2026, with the city council expected to consider the final version this fall. Nearby trout streams are the main environmental question.
Sources: DCD, KAXE, Minnesota Trout Unlimited.
Rosemount data center (Meta and Tract)
Meta’s Rosemount data center is slated to open in 2026. Tract, the data center park developer founded by former Cologix CEO Grant van Rooyen, is also seeking a second Twin Cities park on 447 acres in Rosemount, now in environmental review.
Farmington data center (Tract)
Tract’s planned Farmington data center campus would redevelop a former golf course into a 343-acre park of up to a dozen buildings and 2.53 million square feet, at about 708 MW. Residents have sued to block it, with backing from the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. Tract says the campus would bring 275 to 300 permanent jobs and $16 million to $18 million a year in property taxes, with water use capped at 50 million gallons a year. Hyperscale proposals are also in front of Bemidji, Monticello, Lakeville, North Mankato, Faribault and Pine Island.
Sources: DCD, CBS Minnesota, Wikipedia, KAXE.
Minnesota Data Center Law: Taxes, Fees and Water
Governor Walz signed Minnesota’s data center law on June 14, 2025, as part of the state budget. It changed the economics for operators and, in some buildings, for tenants.
| What changed | Under the 2025 law |
|---|---|
| Electricity | The sales tax exemption on electricity bought by data centers was ended |
| Servers, software and cooling equipment | The sales tax exemption was extended from 2042 to as late as 2077 |
| New large-scale category | Data centers of at least 25,000 square feet with at least $250 million invested qualify; they must pay prevailing wages and an annual fee of $2 million to $5 million |
| Water | The Department of Natural Resources can request information from large water users; the law added no new enforceable water standards |
| 2026 session | Further rules, including limits on nondisclosure agreements and separate water permits, stalled after pushback from unions and industry |
Sources: Minnesota House Research, CURE, Jones Walker, MPR News.
What matters for a tenant: in a certified qualified data center, servers and software bought for your deployment can qualify for a sales tax refund. Cologix MIN3 is one of the buildings that qualifies, and Minnesota had certified 41 qualified data centers as of early 2024. Ask which buildings on your shortlist are certified before you price the hardware. See data center cost.
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Minneapolis Colocation Pricing
Providers in Minnesota do not publish list prices. Pricing depends on the building, the power per cabinet, the number of cabinets, the term and the cross-connects you need. Space inside the 511 Building usually costs more than a suburban hall for the same power, because you are paying for direct access to the networks in the building. Compare what you are offered with the ranges on our colocation pricing guide, and for a megawatt or more see wholesale colocation and the terms that matter in a data center lease.
Who Minnesota Colocation Suits
Twin Cities enterprises
Companies replacing an aging in-house data center with suburban colocation close to the office.
Networks and cloud providers
Carriers, content and SaaS companies that need the 511 Building’s meet-me room.
Regulated and recovery sites
Healthcare, finance and recovery deployments that want a second site away from the coasts. See compliance colocation.
AI and GPU teams
Teams weighing Minnesota’s cool climate for denser racks. See AI and GPU colocation and GPU rental.
Minnesota and Nearby Markets
Minneapolis is the Upper Midwest’s main market, but it is smaller than Chicago, which has more buildings, more networks and more competition on price. For large deployments, or when a Minneapolis building cannot meet your date, Chicago is the usual comparison. See the provider comparison for how the operators differ.
How We Find You Space in Minnesota
You send the requirement
Location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need, and date. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
We check what fits
Which Minnesota building has the space, power and connections for your date, and whether the sales tax refund applies.
We negotiate and you sign
Rate, power, cross-connects, term and exit terms negotiated before you sign. The provider you choose pays us.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many data centers are in Minnesota?
About 70, most of them in the Twin Cities metro, with more hyperscale campuses proposed in Hermantown, Farmington, Rosemount and other cities.
Where are the data centers in Minneapolis?
Downtown, the 511 Building at 511 11th Avenue South is the carrier hotel, with Cologix and DataBank inside. In the suburbs, DataBank runs data centers in Edina, Eagan and Plymouth, and Flexential has one in Chaska.
What is the 511 Building in Minneapolis?
A 270,000-square-foot building at 511 11th Avenue South, also called the Minnesota Technology Center, and the most connected building in Minnesota. Cologix runs its meet-me room, with more than 75 networks and the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange.
Which data centers are in the 511 Building?
Cologix runs five data halls, MIN1 to MIN5, with more than 60,000 square feet, and DataBank has its MSP4 data center there.
Where is DataBank in Minneapolis?
DataBank runs data centers in Edina, Eagan and Plymouth, plus MSP4 inside the 511 Building downtown.
Where is Flexential in Minnesota?
Flexential’s Minneapolis data center is in Chaska, at the western edge of the Twin Cities metro.
What is the Hermantown data center?
A Google data center campus proposed near Duluth. Google confirmed its role in March 2026; the updated environmental review covers 278 acres, and Minnesota Power agreed to add 700 MW of new wind and battery storage for it.
Is Meta building a data center in Rosemount?
Yes. Meta’s Rosemount data center is slated to open in 2026. Tract is also seeking a separate 447-acre data center park in Rosemount.
What is the Farmington data center?
A planned Tract campus on a former golf course in Farmington: 343 acres, up to 2.53 million square feet and about 708 MW. Residents have filed a lawsuit to block it.
Do data centers get a tax break in Minnesota?
Yes. Servers, software and cooling equipment for qualified data centers are exempt from sales tax, and the 2025 law extended that exemption to as late as 2077. Electricity bought by data centers is no longer exempt.
What is a qualified large-scale data center in Minnesota?
Under the 2025 law, a data center of at least 25,000 square feet with at least $250 million invested. It must pay prevailing wages during construction and an annual state fee of $2 million to $5 million.
How much does colocation in Minneapolis cost?
Providers do not publish prices. Pricing depends on the building, power per cabinet, term and cross-connects; space in the 511 Building usually costs more than suburban halls for the same power. Our colocation pricing guide has current market ranges.
Can I get high-density or AI colocation in Minnesota?
Some halls can support higher densities, but most existing Twin Cities space was built for enterprise loads, and the new AI data center campuses in Minnesota are single-tenant. We confirm which buildings can take your rack density and cooling on your date.
Do you charge for finding Minnesota colocation?
No. The provider you choose pays us from its channel budget, and your rate is not marked up. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
Price Your Minnesota Requirement
Tell us the location, power, cabinet count, the networks you need and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Minnesota space that fits. No cost, no obligation, and the provider you choose pays us.
Once you have contacted a provider directly, it usually will not work through an advisor on your deal.
Providers in Minnesota: Cologix, DataBank and the provider comparison.
Nearby markets: Chicago, Ohio and Denver.
Costs and contracts: colocation pricing guide, data center lease, data center cost and data center connectivity.
AI, scale and cloud: AI and GPU colocation, GPU rental, wholesale colocation and cloud repatriation.
Developers and investors: data center consulting, data center due diligence and powered land.
