Hermantown approves Google data center project
Original title: Hermantown approves controversial Google Data Center during late night meeting
Hermantown City Council approved the 1.7 million square foot Google data center with a $210 million decommissioning fund after protests.
After protests and multiple reschedulings, the Hermantown City Council unanimously approved a development agreement for a proposed Google data center on more than 200 acres in rural Minnesota. The 1.7 million-square-foot facility will generate an estimated $3 million annually in property taxes after Google dropped an $80 million tax break request. The project still needs Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approval for 500 MW electricity and faces three pending lawsuits.
- Project reduced from four to three buildings with height capped at 33 feet
- $210 million decommissioning agreement protects the city
- Attendance limited to 85 people during the vote
- Project expected to consume electricity for all homes in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Rochester
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Opponents of a proposed Google data center in Hermantown link arms inside the city council chambers on Oct. 26. After two hours of chanting the city council postponed scheduled votes to grant the project final local approval.
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