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Meta Rosemount Data Center

Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota · All 28 Meta sites · Every Meta case on our tracker

Under constructionSupportedAI confirmedRecord updated August 24, 2026

Meta Rosemount Data Center is a data center under construction in Rosemount, Minnesota (Dakota County), operated by Meta. The public record puts it at announced March 2024, 75 MW planned, 280 acres, a reported $800 million investment. It has documented public support and no documented opposition.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Meta
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
Rosemount, Dakota County, MN
Coordinates
44.7400, -93.1150
Power capacity
75 MW planned
Land
280 acres
Investment
$800 million
Announced
March 2024
Utility
Xcel Energy
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
100 permanent; 1,000 construction
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Supported
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. March 2024
    Proposed
    Governor Walz announced Meta's $800M, 715,000 sq ft data center on 280 acres of UMore Park (purchased from University of Minnesota); internal project name 'Project Bigfoot' Source: Meta
  2. 2024
    Under construction
    Construction underway; LEED Gold certification and operational status targeted 2026 Source: Twin Cities Business

Opposition and litigation at this site

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Meta Rosemount Data Center in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of August 24, 2026. Governor Walz, Dakota County, City of Rosemount, and University of Minnesota all publicly endorsed the project.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: supported means local officials or residents have expressed public support and no opposition is documented.

Governor Walz, Dakota County, City of Rosemount, and University of Minnesota all publicly endorsed the project. Meta also buying additional adjacent parcels (via Jimnist LLC) for potential future phases.

Source: Minnesota DEED

Power and water

Powered by 100% renewable energy via Xcel Energy; Meta working with partners to add new renewable resources to the grid

A company representative described typical water use for a facility like this as roughly 10 million gallons a year, compared to a car wash, a small apartment building, or a McDonald's. This is an informal comparison quoted in coverage, not a permitted/reported figure, so no reportedMgd value is asserted.

Notes on the record

Site is 280 acres of UMore Park (former WWII smokeless powder facility, then Univ. of Minnesota agricultural research land) in Rosemount. Meta's 19th US data center. Coordinates approximate for northern UMore Park area. Additional parcels purchased Feb 2025 via Jimnist LLC for potential expansion; no current build plan on those parcels.

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
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.

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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 Meta Rosemount Data Center in Rosemount?

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Meta Rosemount Data Center in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of August 24, 2026. Governor Walz, Dakota County, City of Rosemount, and University of Minnesota all publicly endorsed the project.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Meta Rosemount Data Center?

No lawsuit over Meta Rosemount Data Center appears in the record we track as of August 24, 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 Meta Rosemount Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Meta Rosemount Data Center 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 Meta Rosemount Data Center, and how big is it?

Meta is the operator on record. We hold 28 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 75 MW. The site is recorded at 280 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Meta Rosemount Data Center," updated August 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/meta-rosemount-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/meta-rosemount-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.Hello, Rosemount!, Meta Data Centers blog · Meta · retrieved July 6, 2026
  2. 2.Meta Picks Rosemount for $800M Data Center · Twin Cities Business · retrieved July 6, 2026
  3. 3.Governor Walz Announces Meta Will Build New Data Center in Rosemount, MN DEED · Minnesota DEED · retrieved July 6, 2026
  4. 4.Meta buys more land in Rosemount, Minnesota, for data center project · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 6, 2026
  5. 5.$700M Meta data center in Rosemount can move ahead after key approval · Star Tribune · retrieved July 17, 2026
  6. 6.Minnesota's first hyperscale data center nearing completion in Rosemount · InForum · retrieved August 24, 2026
  7. 7.Governor Walz Announces Meta Will Build New Data Center in Rosemount · Office of Governor Tim Walz · retrieved August 24, 2026

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