Data Center View - November 4, 2026 - Google wins local approval for 1.7M-SF data center campus in Minnesota

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NEWS ROUNDUP

DEVELOPMENT: Google wins local approval for 1.7M-SF data center campus in Hermantown, Minnesota. Hermantown’s City Council unanimously approved a development agreement, special-use permit and decommissioning plan for Google’s three-building campus on more than 200 acres near Duluth. Google cut one building from its plan and withdrew its request for up to $80 million in property tax breaks. Councilmember John Geissler described the vote as a land-use decision. City attorney Christopher Virta said three pending lawsuits did not prevent the council from acting. Minnesota regulators still need to approve Google’s service agreement with Minnesota Power for an expected 500MW of electricity demand.

FINANCING: Hyperscale Data hires Newmark to seek debt for its Michigan AI campus. Alliance Cloud Services, a Hyperscale Data subsidiary, hired Newmark to find lenders for its Michigan campus. Executive chairman Milton “Todd” Ault III and CEO William Horne said long-term debt would reduce the need to issue equity. A California neocloud provider has contracted for an initial 20MW of critical computing capacity over 10 years and holds a right of first offer on another 32MW if available. Hyperscale expects the first 10MW to come online in December, subject to construction and commissioning.

DEVELOPMENT: Enid rezones two sites for Project Thunderbird in Oklahoma. Enid commissioners voted to rezone land for the North and West campuses of Plainsmen Holdings’ Project Thunderbird. The full proposal spans roughly 1,735 acres across four campuses, with planning limits of 2.75GW of IT capacity and 3.3GW of on-site generation. The South site still needs annexation and rezoning, and Plainsmen is seeking an option on the city-owned East site. A campus operator has yet to be selected. Construction requires a separate intensive-use review and another city vote.

DEVELOPMENT: Delhi Township opposes proposed 423-acre data center campus in Michigan. Delhi Township trustees unanimously opposed data center development and asked Lighthouse Sustainability CEO Gary Dorris to honor his commitment to stop pursuing the site if residents opposed it. The Lansing Economic Area Partnership, led by Bob Trezise, holds an option on the 423 acres and secured a $6.5 million state grant for site readiness. The township said it had received no formal application. Its 12-month moratorium remains in effect.

READ: Virginia landowner sues to overturn Botetourt County’s agreement for a Google data center.

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