Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Minnesota
Minnesota has 46 brownfield datacenter candidate sites. Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
46
Brownfield sites
64.7/100
Avg score (top 25)
Minnesota
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Minnesota
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Brownfield | Olmsted | coal | — | 99 MW | — | 71.0 |
| Black Dog | Brownfield | Dakota County | gas | — | 1,118 MW | 1.4 yrs | 69.5 |
| Riverside (MN) | Brownfield | Ramsey County | coal | — | 239 MW | 1.4 yrs | 69.4 |
| High Bridge | Brownfield | Ramsey County | coal | — | 277 MW | 1.4 yrs | 69.3 |
| Thomson Reuters Data Center Bldg H | Brownfield | Dakota | oil | — | 8 MW | — | 69.1 |
| Seneca Community Solar Garden | Brownfield | Dakota | landfill | — | 1 MW | — | 67.1 |
| Franklin Heating Station | Brownfield | Olmsted | gas | — | 5 MW | — | 66.2 |
| Washington County Landfill (MN) | Brownfield | Washington | superfund | — | 0 MW | — | 66.0 |
| West Group Data Center | Brownfield | Dakota County | oil | — | 5 MW | 1.4 yrs | 65.0 |
| West Group Data Center F | Brownfield | Dakota | oil | — | 8 MW | — | 64.5 |
| Lindenfelser Landfill | Brownfield | Wright | landfill | — | — | — | 64.4 |
| Wells IC | Brownfield | Faribault County | oil | — | 1 MW | 1.4 yrs | 64.4 |
| New Prague | Brownfield | Scott County | gas | — | 1 MW | 1.4 yrs | 64.2 |
| Elk River | Brownfield | Sherburne County | waste | — | 48 MW | 1.4 yrs | 63.8 |
| Genoa | Brownfield | Houston County | coal | — | 346 MW | 1.4 yrs | 63.3 |
| Elk River City of | Brownfield | Sherburne County | oil | — | 8 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.9 |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | Brownfield | Olmsted County | gas | — | 3 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.5 |
| Montgomery | Brownfield | Le Sueur County | oil | — | 29 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.4 |
| Fox Lake | Brownfield | Martin County | gas | — | 133 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.3 |
| Hills | Brownfield | Rock County | oil | — | 4 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.1 |
| Blooming Prairie | Brownfield | Steele County | oil | — | 1 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.9 |
| Sappi Cloquet Mill | Brownfield | Carlton County | biomass | — | 2 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.9 |
| Owatonna | Brownfield | Steele County | gas | — | 26 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.8 |
| West Fairbault | Brownfield | Rice County | gas | — | 49 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.8 |
| Fairmont (MN) | Brownfield | Martin County | gas | — | 23 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.0 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Minnesota?
- GridCensus catalogs 46 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Minnesota.
- What is a brownfield datacenter site?
- Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
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