NP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
Belle Plaine, MN
Source: Primary source
NP Belle Plaine (MSP1) is a mapped data center in MN.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkNeutral Path Communications, LLC — colocation facility (4 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- Inside Iowa Politics: How Zach Lahn responds to being called ‘part-time Iowan’ by opponentKTTC | Rochester, MN· Jun 18, 2026
- Top 10 Pre-Bid Projects in Saskatchewan - June 2026constructconnect.com· Jun 16, 2026
- Panel puts brakes on data centersNEW Media Inc.· Jun 4, 2026
- Shawano County Committee Advances Data Center Moratorium Following Packed Public HearingTCHDailyNews· Jun 4, 2026
- Shawano County leaders to consider data center moratoriumNBC26· Jun 3, 2026
- Iowa DOT plans $12 million project to prevent Highway 21 flooding near Belle PlaineKCRG· May 21, 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.
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.
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, Belle Plaine Senior High in Belle Plaine, is 0.4 mi from this site (473 students). 6 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.