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IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd)
Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota · All 4 IronGate Data Centers sites
IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) is an operating data center in Eagan, Minnesota (Dakota County), operated by IronGate Data Centers / Eagan Capital LLC (Swervo-affiliated). It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- IronGate Data Centers / Eagan Capital LLC (Swervo-affiliated)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 3199 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, Dakota County, MN, 55121
- Coordinates
- 44.8426, -93.1693
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- 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
- Minnesota data center sales tax exemption (Minn. Stat. 297A.68 subd. 42), Certified (Refurbishment), MN
- Community reception
- In litigation
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
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.
- July 15, 2026OperatingListed Certified (Refurbishment) on DEED list as 'Irongate - MSP3', company Eagan Capital LLC, Eagan. City staff found temporary trailer-mounted chillers installed and operating without permits. Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) in Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Resident noise complaints about chillers; IUP denied May 2026; Eagan Capital lawsuit against the city's moratorium filed June 2026
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.
Resident noise complaints about chillers; IUP denied May 2026; Eagan Capital lawsuit against the city's moratorium filed June 2026
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota data center sales tax exemption (Minn. Stat. 297A.68 subd. 42), Certified (Refurbishment) | Not established | MN |
Notes on the record
The former Unisys data center at Unisys Park, 3199 Pilot Knob Road, sold in November 2025. Eagan denied an Interim Use Permit for outdoor chillers in May 2026. IronGate also applied for eight permanent chillers. Eagan Capital sued the city over its data center moratorium on 2026-06-15. The point is the OSM building footprint.
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
- Permanent jobs promised
- Land area
- 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.
- 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.
- DataBank East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP2) · Eagan · DataBank1 mi · Operating · 5 MW
- CENTRA MSP1 · Eagan · CENTRA Digital Interconnect3 mi · Under construction · 12 MW
- Connect Data Centers, Eagan (powered by Oppidan) · Eagan · Oppidan Investment Company3 mi · Under construction · Mixed reception
- Apple Valley Technology Park (Oppidan/Rockport) · Apple Valley · Oppidan Investment Company6 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
- QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) · Inver Grove Heights · QLevr LLC (QLevr Data Centers)6 mi · Proposed · 5 MW · In litigation
- Meta Rosemount Data Center · Rosemount · Meta8 mi · Under construction · 75 MW · Supported
- DataBank West Twin Cities Data Center (MSP1) · Edina · DataBank8 mi · Operating · 1.35 MW
- U.S. Bank St. Paul Data Center · Saint Paul · U.S. Bank N.A.8 mi · Operating
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) in Eagan?
Yes. IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) in Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Resident noise complaints about chillers; IUP denied May 2026; Eagan Capital lawsuit against the city's moratorium filed June 2026
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd)?
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 IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) use?
No water withdrawal figure for IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd) 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 IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd), and how big is it?
IronGate Data Centers / Eagan Capital LLC (Swervo-affiliated) is the operator on record. We hold 4 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, "IronGate MSP3 / Eagan Capital (former Unisys data center, 3199 Pilot Knob Rd)," updated November 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/irongate-msp3-eagan-unisys-park-mn.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.35.1 (November 2, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/irongate-msp3-eagan-unisys-park-mn, retrieved November 3, 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.Data Center Sales Tax Refund Projects (list dated 7/15/2026) · Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development · retrieved November 2, 2026
- 2.Minnesota: Elk River data center developer withdraws application (covers Eagan Capital/IronGate chiller permits at Unisys Park) · The Gazette · retrieved November 2, 2026
- 3.Lawsuit filed against city of Eagan over one-year data center moratorium · MPR News · retrieved November 2, 2026
- 4.OSM Nominatim geocode: Unisys building, 3199 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan · OpenStreetMap · retrieved November 2, 2026
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