Has Faribault Data Center had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Faribault Data Center.

Where is Faribault Data Center located?

Faribault Data Center is in Faribault, Rice County, MN.

Proposed

Faribault Data Center

Q: What do data center tax breaks cost in Minnesota?

Minnesota reported $68.7M in Qualified Data Center Equipment sales/use tax exemption (Minn. Stat. § 297A.68 subd. 42) — evaluation actuals for FY2024 (Minnesota Legislative Budget Office (LBO) / University of Georgia evaluators). That is a statewide program figure, not attributable to one site.

Faribault, Rice County, MN

Source: Primary source

Faribault Data Center is a proposed data center in Rice County, MN.

Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 13, 2026

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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

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Appeals court ruled proposed Faribault, MN data center needs more environmental study before proceeding. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.

In the news

source: GDELT

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.

Statewide cost of this incentive

Minnesota reported $68.7M in Qualified Data Center Equipment sales/use tax exemption (Minn. Stat. § 297A.68 subd. 42) — evaluation actuals for FY2024 (Minnesota Legislative Budget Office (LBO) / University of Georgia evaluators). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

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Water use

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Discovery Public School - Faribault in Faribault, is 0.3 mi from this site (49 students). 9 public schools sit within a mile of the site.

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.