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Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan)

Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota · All 3 Oppidan Investment Company sites

Under constructionMixed receptionRecord updated September 10, 2026

Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) is a data center under construction in Eagan, Minnesota (Dakota County), operated by Oppidan Investment Company. The public record puts it at 22.1 acres. It has documented support and documented opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Oppidan Investment Company
Facility type
Data center
Location
550 Opperman Dr, Eagan, Dakota County, MN
Coordinates
44.8279, -93.1109 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
22.1 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
Mixed reception
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Opposition and litigation at this site

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) in Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Eagan City Council voted 4-0 on a one-year moratorium (applies to data centers >20MW or within 500 ft of residential property) after this project broke ground; neighbors near this Oppidan facility off Argenta Trail raised traffic and noise concerns per KSTP (retrieved 2026-09-10).

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: mixed reception means documented support and documented opposition both exist with no clear majority position on record.

Eagan City Council voted 4-0 on a one-year moratorium (applies to data centers >20MW or within 500 ft of residential property) after this project broke ground; neighbors near this Oppidan facility off Argenta Trail raised traffic and noise concerns per KSTP (retrieved 2026-09-10). Coverage frames the moratorium as forward-looking study rather than opposition aimed at this already-underway project.

Source: KSTP

Notes on the record

Described by Oppidan as one of only two ground-up data center projects underway in Minnesota at time of announcement. 61,000 sq ft on 22.1 acres of YMCA-owned land (subdivided early 1990s), off Argenta Trail south of the YMCA; developer entity CLOP Eagan MN, LLC. Construction began June 2025; full operation expected December 2026.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) data center in Eagan?

Partly. Both documented support and documented opposition to Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) in Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota appear in the record, with no clear majority position. Eagan City Council voted 4-0 on a one-year moratorium (applies to data centers >20MW or within 500 ft of residential property) after this project broke ground; neighbors near this Oppidan facility off Argenta Trail raised traffic and noise concerns per KSTP (retrieved 2026-09-10).

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) data center?

No lawsuit over Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) appears in the record we track as of September 10, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) 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 Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan), and how big is it?

Oppidan Investment Company is the operator on record. We hold 3 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 22.1 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan)," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/connect-data-centers-eagan-mn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/connect-data-centers-eagan-mn, retrieved September 14, 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. 1.Connect Data Centers: Eagan, MN Data Center · Baxtel · retrieved September 10, 2026
  2. 2.Connect Data Centers powered by Oppidan breaks ground on new data center in Eagan · Oppidan Investment Company · retrieved September 10, 2026
  3. 3.Eagan approves plan for 1-year pause on data center projects in the city · KSTP · retrieved September 10, 2026

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