How many datacenter sites are in Minnesota?

GridCensus catalogs 3,235 scored datacenter candidate sites in Minnesota, with an average DC Readiness score of 60.1/100.

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Minnesota?

Candidate sites in Minnesota average a 1.4 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 16 projects.

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Minnesota?

Greenfield sites are the most common category in Minnesota (1,268 sites), and most sites fall within the MISO grid region.

Datacenter Sites in Minnesota

Minnesota has 3,235 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.1/100 DC Readiness. Greenfield parcels lead the inventory (1,268 sites). Most sites interconnect through MISO. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 365.9k MW and average a 1.4 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

3,235

Candidate sites

60.1/100

Avg DC Readiness

365.9k MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

1.4 yrs

Avg queue wait

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Top 25 in Minnesota

By site type

By grid region

MISO
2,942
SPP
223
PJM
69
WECC
1

Average sub-score profile

How Minnesota's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability

37.7

Speed-to-power

53.6

Fiber

68.6

Water

91.1

Hazard resilience

70.7

Top 25 datacenter sites in Minnesota

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Minnesota
Site	Type	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
PARKERS LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	Hennepin County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	71.6
EDEN PRAIRIE	Substation-Adjacent	Hennepin County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	71.6
BLUE LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	Scott County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	71.4
TERMINAL	Substation-Adjacent	Ramsey County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	71.2
SCOTT CO	Substation-Adjacent	Scott County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	71.0
UNKNOWN129614	Substation-Adjacent	Hennepin County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	70.3
UNKNOWN129414	Substation-Adjacent	Anoka County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	70.2
BYRON	Substation-Adjacent	Dodge County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	69.7
KOHLMAN LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	Ramsey County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	69.5
MAXWELL	Substation-Adjacent	Ramsey County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	69.4
HELENA	Substation-Adjacent	Scott County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	69.4
UNKNOWN129590	Substation-Adjacent	Dakota County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	69.2
OZ St. Louis	Greenfield	St. Louis	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.9
UNKNOWN132021	Substation-Adjacent	Le Sueur County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	68.5
EC Near Alliant Techsystems	Greenfield	Hennepin	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.5
EC Near West Group Data Center F	Greenfield	Dakota	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.4
OZ Waseca	Greenfield	Waseca	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.2
BUNKER LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	Anoka County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	68.2
EC Near Riverside (MN)	Greenfield	Hennepin	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.1
EC Near Riverside (MN)	Greenfield	Hennepin	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.0
EC Coal Olmsted County	Greenfield	Olmsted County	—	—	1.4 yrs	68.0
EC Near Owatonna	Greenfield	Steele	—	—	1.4 yrs	67.8
CHUB LAKE	Substation-Adjacent	Scott County	345 kV	600 MW	2.8 yrs	67.8
OZ Hennepin	Greenfield	Hennepin	—	—	1.4 yrs	67.7
EC Near EKS Landfill	Greenfield	Dakota	—	—	1.4 yrs	67.6

Counties in Minnesota

86 counties with five or more scored sites.

Dakota County373 · 59.3 Hennepin County232 · 60.0 St. Louis County199 · 57.6 Ramsey County175 · 61.0 Itasca County108 · 59.3 Carlton County90 · 60.1 Stearns County75 · 57.3 Clay County70 · 64.1 Blue Earth County62 · 57.2 Aitkin County53 · 56.1 Olmsted County53 · 62.9 Benton County51 · 59.8 Wright County44 · 60.8 Crow Wing County43 · 58.8 Sherburne41 · 61.8 Steele40 · 61.9 Washington County40 · 61.9 Brown39 · 58.1 Cass County39 · 55.9 Otter Tail39 · 59.9 Lyon37 · 58.1 Koochiching County35 · 58.5 Lake County35 · 55.9 McLeod35 · 59.8 Anoka County34 · 62.7 Cook County34 · 50.4 Chippewa County32 · 58.8 Jackson32 · 62.7 Rock31 · 63.6 Douglas County30 · 60.0 Kandiyohi County30 · 56.3 Le Sueur29 · 62.0 Becker County28 · 61.5 Chisago County28 · 62.1 Faribault28 · 61.9 Wadena County28 · 59.4 Cottonwood27 · 59.1 Morrison County27 · 58.3 Wilkin County27 · 66.9 Goodhue County26 · 60.1 Lac qui Parle County26 · 63.1 Martin26 · 60.7 Hubbard County25 · 60.3 Roseau County24 · 63.1 Scott County24 · 64.6 Swift County24 · 60.4 Carver County23 · 66.5 Kittson County23 · 61.5 Mower County23 · 64.4 Clearwater County22 · 62.8 Lake of the Woods County22 · 60.2 Rice22 · 62.2 Fillmore21 · 58.3 Nobles County21 · 61.6 Polk County21 · 63.2 Renville County21 · 60.5 Freeborn County20 · 63.9 Grant County20 · 65.6 Stevens County20 · 60.7 Winona19 · 56.5 Pine County18 · 60.7 Yellow Medicine County18 · 58.9 Big Stone County17 · 61.2 Houston County17 · 58.2 Lincoln County17 · 66.9 Marshall County17 · 61.9 Todd County17 · 59.8 Mahnomen County15 · 59.3 Traverse County15 · 65.9 Meeker County14 · 61.5 Pope County14 · 60.3 Redwood County14 · 61.0 Pipestone County13 · 61.2 Wabasha County13 · 61.9 Pennington County12 · 60.3 Dodge County10 · 64.9 Mille Lacs County10 · 54.2 Murray County8 · 61.7 Beltrami County7 · 52.1 Sibley County7 · 67.8 Nicollet County6 · 58.8 Red Lake County6 · 62.7 Waseca County6 · 61.3 Watonwan County6 · 63.3 Kanabec5 · 57.4 Norman County5 · 66.6

Minnesota datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Minnesota?: GridCensus catalogs 3,235 scored datacenter candidate sites in Minnesota, with an average DC Readiness score of 60.1/100.
What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Minnesota?: Candidate sites in Minnesota average a 1.4 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 16 projects.
What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Minnesota?: Greenfield sites are the most common category in Minnesota (1,268 sites), and most sites fall within the MISO grid region.

Dataset updated June 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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