Data-center buildout in Minnesota, as reported

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Oct 10	KNSI	St. Cloud Data Center Rules Return to Planning Commission With Staff Answers on Water, Taxes↗ KNSI Siting	City of St. Cloud, MN	us/mn/stearns/city/st-cloud
Oct 7	Southernminn.com	Northfield council moves away from data center ban, toward tiered regulation↗ Southernminn.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KYMN Radio Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	City of Northfield, MN	us/mn/rice/city/northfield
Oct 6	Post Bulletin ($)	Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce voices support for data center in Pine Island↗ Post Bulletin ($) More coverage: KROC-AM · MPR News Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Pine Island, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island
Oct 6	KIMT	Google's Pine Island project gets Rochester Chamber backing↗ KIMT Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Pine Island, MN Minnesota	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island us/mn
Oct 6	Duluth News Tribune ($)	Hermantown approves updated data center review↗ Duluth News Tribune ($) More coverage: fox21online.com Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Hermantown, MN Minnesota	us/mn/st-louis/city/hermantown us/mn
Oct 3	Post Bulletin ($)	With six candidates on the Pine Island ballot, the real issue of a data center looms↗ Post Bulletin ($) Water	City of Pine Island, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island
Oct 2	CBS News	Minnesota AG: Google data center could raise energy bills↗ CBS News More coverage: CBS News SitingPower and grid	City of Pine Island, MN Minnesota	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island us/mn
Oct 2	Star Tribune ($)	Opinion | Small towns can’t wait. We need Walz’s help now.↗ Star Tribune ($) Siting−, Denied or halted	Minnesota	us/mn
Sep 30	hometownsource.com ($)	Six Farmington City Council candidates debate issues at forum↗ hometownsource.com ($) Subsidies	City of Farmington, MN	us/mn/dakota/city/farmington
Sep 30	kimt.com	Pine Island residents continue pushback against proposed Google data center↗ kimt.com More coverage: kaaltv.com Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Pine Island, MN Goodhue County, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island us/mn/goodhue
Sep 29	kare11.com	Inver Grove Heights approves data center site plan↗ kare11.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KYMN Radio · Pioneer Press Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Inver Grove Heights, MN City of Northfield, MN	us/mn/dakota/city/inver-grove-heights us/mn/rice/city/northfield
Sep 28	Post Bulletin ($)	Pine Island area residents ask MCEA to drop its lawsuit↗ Post Bulletin ($) Siting	City of Pine Island, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island
Sep 26	Pioneer Press ($)	Thoughts on data centers? Eagan requests feedback as city considers data center regulations↗ Pioneer Press ($) Water−, Denied or halted	City of Eagan, MN City of Inver Grove Heights, MN City of Rosemount, MN	us/mn/dakota/city/eagan us/mn/dakota/city/inver-grove-heights us/mn/dakota/city/rosemount
Sep 25	InForum ($)	Federal government steps in with potential new AI, data center legislation↗ InForum ($) Siting	Minnesota	us/mn
Sep 25	MinnPost	Data centers: Can Democrats regulate and still build?↗ MinnPost Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Pine Island, MN Minnesota	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island us/mn
Sep 23	TheCatholicSpirit.com	A Catholic lens on increasing data center demand and environmental concerns↗ TheCatholicSpirit.com More coverage: Post Bulletin Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Minneapolis, MN City of Rochester, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/minneapolis us/mn/olmsted/city/rochester
Sep 21	Fillmore County Journal	Harmony Data Center Ordinance Sent to P&Z and Public Hearing↗ Fillmore County Journal Water	City of Harmony, MN	us/mn/fillmore/city/harmony
Sep 19	wjon.com	Interim Moratorium On Data Centers Heads To Rice City Council Vote↗ wjon.com More coverage: Southern Minnesota News · Woodbury News Net · Pioneer Press · Finance & Commerce Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Rice, MN City of North Mankato, MN City of Woodbury, MN	us/mn/benton/city/rice us/mn/nicollet/city/north-mankato us/mn/washington/city/woodbury
Sep 19	kaaltv.com	Hancock County Board of Supervisors to vote on data center moratorium↗ kaaltv.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Hancock County, MN (named in coverage)	—
Sep 17	KEYC News Now	In the Spotlight: North Mankato City Leaders Discuss Proposed Data Center Moratorium, Budget & More↗ KEYC News Now More coverage: Mankato Free Press · keyc.com · keyc.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of North Mankato, MN	us/mn/nicollet/city/north-mankato
Sep 17	MPR News	Across Minnesota, opposition to data centers is a political campaign season rallying cry↗ MPR News Subsidies	City of Pine Island, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island
Sep 16	Fergus Falls Daily Journal ($)	Without zoning ordinances, townships may have little say over data centers↗ Fergus Falls Daily Journal ($) Siting	Otter Tail County, MN City of Fergus Falls, MN	us/mn/otter-tail us/mn/otter-tail/city/fergus-falls
Sep 16	Post Bulletin ($)	Opponents tout survey results on data center to Pine Island City Council↗ Post Bulletin ($) Subsidies	City of Pine Island, MN	us/mn/goodhue/city/pine-island
Sep 15	hometownsource.com ($)	Albertville City Council hears data center concept, approves preliminary tax levy↗ hometownsource.com ($) Subsidies	City of Albertville, MN	us/mn/wright/city/albertville
Sep 15	5 EYEWITNESS NEWS	Inver Grove Heights saves taxpayers millions by avoiding lawsuit; data center moves forward↗ 5 EYEWITNESS NEWSalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: CBS News · Audacy · kare11.com · Pioneer Press · +4 more Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Inver Grove Heights, MN	us/mn/dakota/city/inver-grove-heights
Sep 15	kare11.com	After North Loop data center pushback, residents in another Minneapolis neighborhood prepare for more proposals↗ kare11.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Minneapolis, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/minneapolis
Sep 14	hometownsource.com ($)	City of Farmington hosts data center, zoning meeting on Sept. 29↗ hometownsource.com ($) Water	City of Farmington, MN	us/mn/dakota/city/farmington
Sep 11	CCX Media -	Plymouth City Council Approves One-Year Moratorium on New Data Centers↗ CCX Media -also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Bemidji Pioneer · Bring Me The News · KAXE · Woodbury News Net Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Plymouth, MN City of Bemidji, MN City of Woodbury, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth us/mn/beltrami/city/bemidji us/mn/washington/city/woodbury
Sep 11	Yahoo	Developer scraps plans for proposed data center at Star Tribune site↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · kare11.com · Yahoo · 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Minneapolis, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/minneapolis
Sep 11	Star Tribune ($)	Data center developer backs out of plans to buy Minnesota Star Tribune’s shuttered printing plant↗ Star Tribune ($) More coverage: CBS News Subsidies−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Minneapolis, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/minneapolis
Sep 10	Finance & Commerce	St. Cloud delays vote on data center ordinance↗ Finance & Commerce Water	City of St. Cloud, MN	us/mn/stearns/city/st-cloud
Sep 10	hometownsource.com ($)	Plymouth approves moratorium on data centers↗ hometownsource.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Plymouth, MN	us/mn/hennepin/city/plymouth

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