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UHG Elk River Data Center

Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota · All 2 UnitedHealth Group sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated November 2, 2026

UHG Elk River Data Center is an operating data center in Elk River, Minnesota (Sherburne County), operated by UnitedHealth Group (building reportedly sold to a CloudHQ affiliate in 2023). The public record puts it at 20 acres.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
UnitedHealth Group (building reportedly sold to a CloudHQ affiliate in 2023)
Facility type
Data center
Location
Elk River, Sherburne County, MN
Coordinates
45.3039, -93.5672 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
20 acres
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
No reception on record
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.

  1. July 15, 2026
    Operating
    Listed Certified (Refurbishment) on DEED data center sales tax refund list Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of November 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over UHG Elk River Data Center in Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Public money on the record

ProgramAmountGranted byYear
Minnesota data center sales tax exemption (Minn. Stat. 297A.68 subd. 42), Certified (Refurbishment)Not establishedMN

Notes on the record

A roughly 189,000 sq ft data center on a 20-acre plot, reported in January 2023 as sold by UnitedHealth Group to a CloudHQ affiliate. Current operator and leaseback status are unverified. The location is the Elk River city 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
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • 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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in 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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the UHG Elk River Data Center in Elk River?

Nothing on record as of November 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over UHG Elk River Data Center in Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the UHG Elk River Data Center?

No lawsuit over UHG Elk River Data Center appears in the record we track as of November 2, 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 UHG Elk River Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for UHG Elk River 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 UHG Elk River Data Center, and how big is it?

UnitedHealth Group (building reportedly sold to a CloudHQ affiliate in 2023) is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 20 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "UHG Elk River Data Center," updated November 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/unitedhealth-elk-river-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/unitedhealth-elk-river-mn, retrieved November 5, 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.Data Center Sales Tax Refund Projects (list dated 7/15/2026) · Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development · retrieved November 2, 2026
  2. 2.CloudHQ affiliate reportedly buys UnitedHealth 189k sqft data centre in Elk River · Structure Research · retrieved November 2, 2026

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