Midco Grand Forks
Grand Forks, ND
Source: Primary source
Midco Grand Forks is a mapped data center in ND.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkMidcontinent Communications — colocation facility (2 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Data center transparency, supporting farmers and more discussed at Prairie Public U.S. House debateGrand Forks Herald· Oct 9, 2026
- B.C. Greens propose AI data centre moratorium, greater oversightGrand Forks Gazette· Oct 2, 2026
- Grand Forks, N.D., Officials Prepare for Possibility of Data CentersGovTech· Sep 16, 2026
- Legislature rejects Dem-led attempts to add childcare, data center moratorium for special sessionNorth Dakota Monitor· Sep 2, 2026
- Port: Data center company Applied Digital expects to be one of the largest taxpayers in North Dakota historyInForum· Sep 1, 2026
- Thief River Falls seeks moratorium on data centers coming to the cityGrand Forks Herald· Aug 29, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No 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.
North Dakota reported $19.4M in Qualified Data Center sales/use tax exemption for enterprise IT equipment & computer software (N.D.C.C. § 57-39.2-04.17) for FY2024 (North Dakota Legislative Council / Office of State Tax Commissioner (testimony)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
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 ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Century Elementary School in Grand Forks, is 0.6 mi from this site (420 students).
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.