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Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)
Pine Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota · All 61 Google sites · Every Google case on our tracker
Google Project Skyway (Pine Island) is a permitted data center in Pine Island, Minnesota (Goodhue County), operated by Google. The public record puts it at announced February 2026, 482 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.
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Facility record
Permitted
- Operator
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use confirmed
- Location
- Pine Island, Goodhue County, MN
- Coordinates
- 44.2019, -92.6496 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 482 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- February 2026
- Utility
- Xcel Energy
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- air
- Water use
- 0.152 million gallons a day, reported
- Jobs
- 38 permanent
- Public subsidy
- Property tax abatement (Project Skyway business subsidy agreement, 28 years), $37 million, City of Pine Island, Minnesota, 2026
- 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.
- September 18, 2026PermittedThe City of Pine Island records that on 2026-01-20 it granted final approvals, rezoning, annexation, final plat, final development plan and conditional use permit, and on 2026-02-04 approved a ~$36.5 million tax abatement. The city states "The developer is now pursuing the required permits through various state agencies", and its own milestone list records no construction start, so the record moves from proposed to permitted rather than under construction. Source: City of Pine Island, Minnesota
- February 2026ProposedXcel 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.
The City of Pine Island states water use will be "a maximum of 152,000 gallons per day or less once the entire project area is built out", a permitted maximum for the full build-out, not a measured draw (152,000 gal/day = 0.152 MGD). Post Bulletin reports the facility uses "advanced air-cooling technology" rather than water cooling, with water limited to "domestic needs and operations such as bathroom and kitchen facilities", i.e. no cooling-water circuit, hence the cooling type is recorded as air.
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property tax abatement (Project Skyway business subsidy agreement, 28 years) | $37 million | City of Pine Island, Minnesota | 2026 |
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
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.
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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.
- Cannon Falls Technology Park (Tract) · Cannon Falls · Tract25 mi · Permitted · Mixed reception
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?
0.152 million gallons a day is the reported figure on record. Cooling is recorded as air. The City of Pine Island states water use will be "a maximum of 152,000 gallons per day or less once the entire project area is built out", a permitted maximum for the full build-out, not a measured draw (152,000 gal/day = 0.152 MGD).
Who operates Google Project Skyway (Pine Island), and how big is it?
Google is the operator on record. We hold 61 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 482 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)," updated October 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-skyway-pine-island-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/google-skyway-pine-island-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.Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota · Xcel Energy · retrieved July 7, 2026
- 2.A new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota · Google · retrieved September 18, 2026
- 3.City of Pine Island, Project Skyway: ~482 acres, ~$36.5M abatement over 28 years, max 152,000 gal/day at full build-out, Xcel Energy as energy provider · City of Pine Island, Minnesota · retrieved September 18, 2026
- 4.KTTC, council approves $36,578,343 abatement 5-0; agreement requires "at least 38 full time, on-site jobs, paying at least $31 an hour" · KTTC · retrieved September 18, 2026
- 5.Post Bulletin, Ryan Companies building for Google; facility uses "advanced air-cooling technology" with water limited to "domestic needs" · Post Bulletin · retrieved September 18, 2026
- 6.Xcel Energy's agreement with new Google data center a model for industry (info sheet) · Xcel Energy · retrieved October 13, 2026
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