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Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)

Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota · All 53 Google sites · Every Google case on our tracker

ProposedIn litigationAI confirmedRecord updated July 7, 2026

Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) is a proposed data center in Pine Island, Minnesota (Goodhue County), operated by Google. The public record puts it at announced February 2026. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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

Proposed

Operator
Google
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
Pine Island, Goodhue County, MN
Coordinates
44.2019, -92.6496
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
February 2026
Utility
Xcel Energy
Power source
Grid
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
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. February 2026
    Proposed
    Xcel Energy signed an agreement to power a new Google data center in Pine Island, MN; Electric Service Agreement pending MPUC approval Source: Xcel Energy

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) in Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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.

Power and water

Xcel Energy; Google to cover new grid infrastructure costs. A separate 1,900 MW clean-energy build-out (wind/solar/storage) is tied to the ESA but is generation, not DC load.

Notes on the record

Google's first Minnesota campus, Pine Island (Goodhue County), powered by Xcel Energy; ~250,000 sq ft initial building for AI applications. Electric Service Agreement pending MPUC approval as of Feb 2026 → proposed. The associated 1,900 MW (1,400 MW wind + 200 MW solar + 300 MW storage) is a new clean-energy build-out, NOT the data center's IT load, DC capacity not disclosed (omitted). Faces a local legal challenge. Coordinates are the Pine Island area centroid.

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

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) data center in Pine Island?

Yes. Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) in Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) 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 Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) 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 Google Project Skyway (Pine Island), and how big is it?

Google is the operator on record. We hold 53 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)," updated July 7, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-skyway-pine-island-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/google-skyway-pine-island-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.Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota · Xcel Energy · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.A new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota · Google · retrieved July 7, 2026

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