Data Center Registry

Archer Datacenter Faribault

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated October 13, 2026

Archer Datacenter Faribault is a proposed data center in Faribault, Minnesota (Rice County), operated by Archer Datacenter. The public record puts it at 120 MW planned, 87.6 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Archer Datacenter
Facility type: Data center
Location: 15339 Acorn Trail, Faribault, Rice County, MN, 55021
Coordinates: 44.3655, -93.2872
Power capacity: 120 MW planned
Land: 87.6 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: In litigation
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Archer Datacenter Faribault in Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy appealed the City's 2025-08-12 findings and negative declaration.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy appealed the City's 2025-08-12 findings and negative declaration. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ordered on 2026-06-08 that the City either obtain additional information on environmental impacts or require an EIS; on 2026-07-07 the City Council granted Archer an extension to 2027-03-31 to produce a supplemental EAW addressing water consumption, cooling technology, backup generation, emissions and operational noise.

Source: City of Faribault, Minnesota

Notes on the record

Up to 500,000 sq ft across six one-story buildings, south of 150th Street West and east of Acorn Trail, north of the Daikin plant. Land acquired 2024; no formal application yet submitted to the city as of the source date. Project on hold pending redo of the city's environmental review after a June 2026 Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling found it non-compliant.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Farmington Technology Park (Tract) · Farmington · Tract18 mi · Proposed · 708 MW · In litigation
Cannon Falls Technology Park (Tract) · Cannon Falls · Tract21 mi · Permitted · Mixed reception
Meta Rosemount Data Center · Rosemount · Meta27 mi · Under construction · 75 MW · Supported
Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan/Rockport) · Apple Valley · Oppidan Investment Company27 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
Tract Rosemount Technology Park (withdrawn) · Rosemount · Tract30 mi · Cancelled

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Archer Datacenter Faribault data center in Faribault?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Archer Datacenter Faribault data center?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Archer Datacenter Faribault use?

No water withdrawal figure for Archer Datacenter Faribault is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Archer Datacenter Faribault, and how big is it?

Archer Datacenter is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 120 MW. The site is recorded at 87.6 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Archer Datacenter Faribault," updated October 13, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/archer-datacenter-faribault-mn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/archer-datacenter-faribault-mn, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Developer, city officials outline plans for proposed Faribault data center · southernminn.com · retrieved August 24, 2026
2.City of Faribault, Archer Datacenters project page: ~87 acres, up to six buildings and 500,000 sq ft, EAW history, Court of Appeals ruling 2026-06-08, supplemental EAW due 2027-03-31 · City of Faribault, Minnesota · retrieved September 18, 2026
3.Archer Datacenters, "Archer acquires land in Faribault, Minnesota, for 120MW data center campus": 84.3 acres, up to 500,000 sq ft · Archer Datacenters · retrieved September 18, 2026
4.Where are data centers being proposed in Minnesota? We are tracking them. · Courier Minnesota · retrieved October 13, 2026

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