Datacenter Projects in Minnesota

Twin Cities datacenter activity has accelerated with Meta's Rosemount campus and a wave of new enterprise and retail colocation projects in the southwest suburbs.

Minnesota is currently tracking roughly 28 active datacenter projects across operational sites, builds under construction, and recently announced campuses, representing an estimated 550 MW of IT load capacity. Over the last 24 months, 8 new large-scale projects have been announced statewide, with approximate aggregate investment of $6B. The state is categorized as a secondary market for North American datacenter activity.

Top Datacenter Markets in Minnesota

Datacenter construction in Minnesota is concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chaska, Eagan, Rochester, Becker. These submarkets attract activity because of available high-voltage transmission capacity, large industrial-zoned land parcels, favorable tax abatements, and existing fiber routes connecting to major peering hubs.

Major Operators and Hyperscalers Building in Minnesota

Operators with significant presence or active builds in Minnesota include Meta, Stream Data Centers, DataBank, Flexential, Cologix. Each operator runs a distinct procurement model — hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft, Google, Meta) typically award national MSAs to a short list of general contractors and self-perform commissioning, while colocation providers (Digital Realty, Equinix, QTS, Aligned) source more locally and award trade-by-trade.

Notable named projects and campuses in Minnesota include: Meta Rosemount, Stream Chaska, DataBank MSP cluster.

Who Sells Into Minnesota Datacenter Projects

A typical 100 MW datacenter campus in Minnesota involves dozens of supplier categories. Companies actively pursuing Minnesota datacenter work include:

• General contractors and construction managers— DPR, Holder, Fortis, Clayco, Whiting-Turner, JE Dunn, Brasfield & Gorrie, Turner, Mortenson
• Electrical contractors and switchgear suppliers — Rosendin, Faith Technologies, Cupertino Electric, Eaton, ABB, Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Powell, Siemens Energy
• Mechanical, HVAC and cooling suppliers — Stulz, Vertiv, Trane, Munters, Carrier, Johnson Controls, Nortek, Stellar
• Power equipment and backup generation — Caterpillar, Cummins, Kohler, Generac, MTU, ABB UPS, Mitsubishi Power, Bloom Energy
• Structural, civil and site work — Concrete, steel erection, sitework grading, paving, fencing and security perimeter
• Fiber, structured cabling and BMS integrators — Corning, CommScope, Panduit, Belden, Honeywell BMS, Schneider EcoStruxure

How to Find Datacenter Projects in Minnesota

Datacenter projects in Minnesotaare best identified through a combination of public and private signals: state and county building permit filings, economic development authority press releases and incentive announcements, utility interconnection queues and substation upgrade petitions, environmental (NPDES, air permit) filings, FAA notices for construction cranes, and hyperscaler real estate filings. SUPPLYCO's AI agents aggregate these signals continuously and surface them to sales reps inside their existing CRM, so contractors and suppliers in Minnesota can engage before bid lists close.