Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Minnesota
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Minnesota
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.5 |
| EC Near Alliant Techsystems | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.2 |
| EC Near West Group Data Center F | Greenfield | Dakota | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 65.0 |
| OZ Waseca | Greenfield | Waseca | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.9 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.7 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.6 |
| EC Coal Olmsted County | Greenfield | Olmsted County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Near EKS Landfill | Greenfield | Dakota | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | Steele | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| OZ St. Louis | Greenfield | St. Louis | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.3 |
| OZ Hennepin | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.3 |
| EC Near Riverside (MN) | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| OZ Ramsey | Greenfield | Ramsey | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| EC Near Alliant Techsystems | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| EC Near Black Dog | Greenfield | Dakota | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near Silver Lake | Greenfield | Olmsted | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Anoka | Greenfield | Anoka | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Hennepin | Greenfield | Hennepin | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| EC Near Montgomery | Greenfield | Le Sueur | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | Steele | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
| EC Near EKS Landfill | Greenfield | Dakota | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
| EC Near High Bridge | Greenfield | Ramsey | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.8 |
| OZ Ramsey | Greenfield | Ramsey | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.8 |
| EC Coal Dakota County | Greenfield | Dakota County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.6 |
| EC Near West Fairbault | Greenfield | Rice | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.6 |
How does Minnesota compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 594 sites, Minnesota ranks 10th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Minnesota averages 56.0, the 11th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.3 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Minnesota?
The top 25 range from 65.5 to 63.6 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Hennepin (7), Dakota (5), Ramsey (3) and St. Louis (2). By grid region, 25 are in MISO.
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 15 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 7 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Minnesota?
GridCensus catalogs 594 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Minnesota, 3% of the national total for this type (10th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Minnesota?
By DC Readiness Score, OZ St. Louis in St. Louis ranks first at 65.5/100, followed by EC Near Alliant Techsystems in Hennepin at 65.2.
Which Minnesota counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Minnesota are concentrated in Hennepin (7), Dakota (5), Ramsey (3) and St. Louis (2).
How does Minnesota score for datacenters overall?
All 3,216 scored sites in Minnesota average 56.0/100 DC Readiness, the 11th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Minnesota
- All datacenter sites in Minnesota· 3,216 sites
- Greenfield datacenter sites nationwide· 18,112 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Minnesota· 1,270 sites
- Industrial sites in Minnesota· 911 sites
- Former Mine sites in Minnesota· 332 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Minnesota· 69 sites
- Shovel-Ready sites in Minnesota· 21 sites
- Brownfield sites in Minnesota· 18 sites
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Minnesota”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/minnesota (data as of November 12, 2026).
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