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QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E)

Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated November 2, 2026

QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) is a proposed data center in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (Dakota County), operated by QLevr LLC (QLevr Data Centers). The public record puts it at announced April 7, 2026, 5 MW planned, 13.9 acres. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: QLevr LLC (QLevr Data Centers)
Facility type: Data center
Location: Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, MN, 55076
Coordinates: 44.8630, -93.0398 (approximate)
Power capacity: 5 MW planned
Land: 13.9 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: April 7, 2026
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Closed loop
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.

September 14, 2026
Proposed
Council exempted the project from the one-year data center moratorium to settle QLevr's lawsuit; final council approval still required Source: FOX 9
April 7, 2026
Proposed
Planning Commission approved the proposal 6-3; council later continued the site plan Source: West St. Paul Reader

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Moratorium adopted 3-2 on 2026-06-26.

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.

Moratorium adopted 3-2 on 2026-06-26. QLevr sued in July 2026, and the council granted a moratorium exemption in September 2026 to settle. EAW petition circulated.

Source: FOX 9

Power and water

Closed-loop system, initial fill of about 70,000 gallons that is recirculated; the applicant says ongoing use is minimal

Notes on the record

Planned building of about 54,000 sq ft on the 13.9-acre former Travel Tags site next to the South St. Paul airport. Capacity is 3 MW initially, expanding to 5 MW. Sources disagree on the street number (5842 vs 5890 Carmen Ave E), so the point is the OSM geocode of 5842 and is marked approximate. An EAW petition with 712 signatures was underway as of June 2026.

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.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

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.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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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 QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) in Inver Grove Heights?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E)?

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 QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) use?

No water withdrawal figure for QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E), and how big is it?

QLevr LLC (QLevr Data Centers) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 5 MW. The site is recorded at 13.9 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center (former Travel Tags site, Carmen Ave E)," updated November 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qlevr-inver-grove-heights-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/qlevr-inver-grove-heights-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.Proposed data center for Inver Grove Heights · West St. Paul Reader · retrieved November 2, 2026
2.Inver Grove Heights council grants data center exemption amid lawsuit · FOX 9 · retrieved November 2, 2026
3.Inver Grove Heights data center moratorium and litigation threat · CBS Minnesota · retrieved November 2, 2026
4.OSM Nominatim geocode: 5842 Carmen Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights · OpenStreetMap · retrieved November 2, 2026

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