Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Minnesota
Minnesota has 18 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.
18
Brownfield sites
58.5/100
Avg score (top 25)
Minnesota
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Minnesota
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Community Solar Garden | Brownfield | Dakota | landfill | 69 kV | 1 MW | 2.8 yrs | 61.9 |
| West Group Data Center F | Brownfield | Dakota | oil | 69 kV | 8 MW | 2.8 yrs | 61.0 |
| Moorhead | Brownfield | Clay County | oil | — | 10 MW | 1.4 yrs | 61.0 |
| United Hospital | Brownfield | Ramsey County | oil | 115 kV | 5 MW | 2.8 yrs | 60.2 |
| Lindenfelser Landfill | Brownfield | Wright | landfill | 115 kV | — | 2.8 yrs | 60.1 |
| United Health Care | Brownfield | Hennepin County | oil | 115 kV | 4 MW | 2.8 yrs | 59.8 |
| Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant | Brownfield | Olmsted County | gas | — | 3 MW | 1.4 yrs | 59.7 |
| Hutchinson Landfill | Brownfield | McLeod | landfill | 69 kV | 0 MW | 2.8 yrs | 59.3 |
| Washington County Landfill (MN) | Brownfield | Washington | superfund | 115 kV | 0 MW | 2.8 yrs | 58.7 |
| Fairmont (MN) | Brownfield | Martin County | gas | — | 23 MW | 1.4 yrs | 58.6 |
| Alliant Techsystems | Brownfield | Hennepin County | oil | — | 2 MW | 1.4 yrs | 58.6 |
| Archer Daniels Midland Mankato | Brownfield | Blue Earth County | gas | — | 4 MW | 1.4 yrs | 58.6 |
| EKS Landfill | Brownfield | Scott County | gas | — | 5 MW | 1.4 yrs | 58.4 |
| Mountain Lake | Brownfield | Cottonwood County | oil | — | 2 MW | 1.4 yrs | 56.7 |
| Fergus Control Ctr | Brownfield | Otter Tail County | oil | — | 2 MW | 1.4 yrs | 56.3 |
| Windom | Brownfield | Cottonwood County | oil | — | 3 MW | 1.4 yrs | 55.2 |
| Co Rd 33 | Brownfield | Lyon County | oil | — | 5 MW | 1.4 yrs | 54.9 |
| Lanesboro | Brownfield | Fillmore County | oil | — | 1 MW | 1.4 yrs | 54.6 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Minnesota?
- GridCensus catalogs 18 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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