Gopher State Litho
IndustrialHennepin County, Minnesota · MISO
At a glance
Gopher State Litho is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Hennepin County, Minnesota, scoring 56.5/100 DC Readiness — 139th of 237 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.
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How does Gopher State Litho compare with other sites in Hennepin County?
Gopher State Litho ranks 139th of 237 scored candidate sites in Hennepin County. Its 56.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.7. It is roughly in line with the Minnesota average of 55.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Minnesota average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (93 vs 70) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Gopher State Litho to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 64 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix MIN2 at 3.1 miles. 19 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Minnesota Gateway Data Center, 3.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Gopher State Litho?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hennepin County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Hennepin County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKERS LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.5 |
| EDEN PRAIRIE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.4 |
| UNKNOWN129614 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 68.5 |
| EC Near Alliant Techsystems | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.3 |
| OZ Hennepin | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
Gopher State Litho: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Gopher State Litho?
Gopher State Litho scores 56.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 139th of 237 scored sites in Hennepin County. The Hennepin County average is 57.7 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.
Which electric utility serves Gopher State Litho?
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY INC.
What grid region is Gopher State Litho in?
Gopher State Litho is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Gopher State Litho from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix MIN2, about 3.1 miles away; 19 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Gopher State Litho, Hennepin County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/hennepin-county/gopher-state-litho-380bce19 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.
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