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Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development)

Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota

CancelledOpposedRecord updated September 18, 2026

Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) is a cancelled data center in Elk River, Minnesota (Sherburne County), operated by Elk River Capital LLC (Swervo Development Corp affiliate). The public record puts it at 33 MW planned. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator
Elk River Capital LLC (Swervo Development Corp affiliate)
Facility type
Data center
Location
19178 Industrial Blvd NW, Elk River, Sherburne County, MN, 55330
Coordinates
45.3187, -93.5864
Power capacity
33 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
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
Opposed
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) in Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Public hearings on the proposed conversion of a 60,000-square-foot industrial building were dominated by opposition.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Public hearings on the proposed conversion of a 60,000-square-foot industrial building were dominated by opposition. The City Council rejected the zoning-ordinance changes that would have permitted data centers in industrial zones, anticipated denying the permit at its 2026-08-03 meeting, and directed staff to draft a one-year moratorium; the developer then withdrew its application. Resident objections centred on noise, energy consumption, diesel generator emissions and health impacts on nearby homes and schools.

Source: MPR News

Notes on the record

Proposed converting a vacant, ~62,000 sq ft former injection-molding building into a 33MW data center. Elk River City Council unanimously rejected the zoning amendment 2026-07-06; the developer withdrew its application shortly after.

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
  • Land area
  • 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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) in Elk River?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) in Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Public hearings on the proposed conversion of a 60,000-square-foot industrial building were dominated by opposition.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development)?

No lawsuit over Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) appears in the record we track as of September 18, 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 Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development) 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 Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development), and how big is it?

Elk River Capital LLC (Swervo Development Corp affiliate) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 33 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Elk River Data Center (Elk River Capital / Swervo Development)," updated September 18, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/elk-river-capital-swervo-mn.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/elk-river-capital-swervo-mn, retrieved October 1, 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.MINNESOTA: Elk River data center developer withdraws application · The Gazette · retrieved August 24, 2026
  2. 2.MPR News, Elk River rejects changing rules to allow data centers (2026-07-07): council rejected the ordinance amendment; residents cited noise, energy use, diesel generator pollution and health impacts; staff directed to draft a one-year moratorium · MPR News · retrieved September 18, 2026

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