TRACT Data Center
Farmington, Dakota County, MN
Source: Primary source
TRACT Data Center is a proposed data center in Dakota County, MN. DataCentersExposed has documented a 2,600,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link2 campuses Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
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- In Farmington, a data center project spurs new bonds between the left and the rightMPR News· May 3, 2026
- Farmington data center coalition organizes rally at state Capitolhometownsource.com· Apr 22, 2026
- Northfield an outlier — and potential model — in Minnesota’s data center debacleKYMN Radio · Northfield, MN· Apr 8, 2026
- Minnesotans Testify About the Need for a Large-Scale (Data Center) Water Permit ProcessMinnesota Women's Press· Mar 31, 2026
- Minnesota residents opposed to data centers look to legislators for moratoriums and transparencyMinnPost· Mar 24, 2026
- Amid data center controversies, lawmakers consider ban on cities entering into NDAsBring Me The News· Mar 13, 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, Farmington Elementary in Farmington, is 1.0 mi from this site (565 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.