St. Louis County, Minnesota
DataCentersExposed tracks 2 AI data centers in St. Louis County, Minnesota — 1 operating and 0 in the pipeline, led by Alphabet Inc.. Its transparent data-center risk score is 0/100.
Sources: Methodology, Coverage scorecard
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated May 29, 2026
- Project exposure · 7
- Power demand · 0
- Water draw · n/a
- Land footprint · n/a
What's happening in St. Louis County
Alphabet Inc. has the largest presence in St. Louis County. We resolve project codenames and shell LLCs back to the corporate parent wherever the public record allows, so the table below names who is actually behind each site.
Below: every tracked facility in the county, the active state legislation that names it or its county, and local news. Commissioner vote records arrive in a later release; the placeholders show where that accountability data will land.
Every tracked facility
| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Duluth Data Center | Prime Data Centers | — | |
| Project Loon Hermantown | Alphabet Inc. | Blocked | — |
County commissioners
How the St. Louis County board votes on each data-center matter — the rezonings, the abatements, the water permits — is built from public-meeting minutes and roll-call records. Know of a vote we should be tracking? Tell us.