Meta Rosemount: 300MW Minnesota AI Data Center
Status: Under Construction (Groundbroken Q1 2024) | Location: UMore Park, near Highway 52 and County Road 42, Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA
Project Overview
Meta’s $1 billion Rosemount Data Center represents the tech giant's first major hyperscale facility in Minnesota, anchoring its long-term Midwest computing expansion. Situated on a 280-acre parcel within the historic UMore Park property, the project encompasses nearly 715,000 square feet of mission-critical floor space across its initial phase. Engineered specifically from the ground up to support high-density artificial intelligence workloads, deep learning model training, and real-time social infrastructure processing, the site integrates Meta’s latest hardware designs tailored for high-thermal-density GPU racks. The development brings massive economic momentum to Dakota County, creating over 1,000 peak construction jobs and more than 100 operational positions, including systems engineers, facilities technicians, and security personnel. Meta’s site selection was heavily driven by Minnesota’s robust electrical grid, skilled labor force, and favorable climate for free-air cooling. To support the campus's intense power demands without overloading regional utilities, the facility interfaces directly with Xcel Energy via a newly constructed high-voltage substation. Sustainability is a core pillar of the Rosemount campus architecture. Meta has committed to powering 100% of the site's operations with clean, renewable energy, securing local wind and solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) in partnership with Xcel Energy. Additionally, the building incorporates closed-loop water-free cooling technology that eliminates evaporative water consumption during standard operation, ensuring minimal impact on local aquifers. Upon completion, the Rosemount campus will function as a major processing node in Meta’s global infrastructure matrix, driving enterprise AI capabilities and multi-billion-user platform services.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | Meta Rosemount: 300MW Minnesota AI Data Center |
| Location | UMore Park, near Highway 52 and County Road 42, Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA |
| Status | Under Construction (Groundbroken Q1 2024) |
| Commissioning | H2 2026 (Phase 1 Target Go-Live) |
| Total IT Load | 240 MW |
| Total Capacity | 300 MW (Master-planned for multi-building expansion across 280 acres) |
| Tier Level | Tier III Compliant System Architecture |
| Project Type | Greenfield Hyperscale AI-Optimized Data Center |
City Profile
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| City Name | Rosemount |
| Population | 31,881 (2025 estimate) |
| Urban Agglomeration | Approximately 3.7 million (Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area) |
| City GDP | City-level GDP is not separately reported; the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro economy is the closest regional proxy |
| Per Capita Income | US$59,464 (2020–2024) |
| City Tier | Tier 2 Suburban City / Major Metropolitan Suburb |
| Key Strengths | Strong population growth, high household incomes, strategic location within the Twin Cities region, transportation and logistics activity, skilled workforce, and access to major regional employment centers |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | Xcel Energy, City of Rosemount, Dakota County Community Development Agency |
| Construction Contractor | Mortenson Construction (Lead General Contractor) |
| MEP Engineering | HDR Engineering & Meta Global Data Center Design Team |
| Network Connectivity | Redundant long-haul subterranean fiber rings connecting to regional Midwest transit corridors and Chicago network hubs. |
| Power Infrastructure | Direct connection to a newly constructed 345kV Xcel Energy on-site substation tapping into the regional transmission grid. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | 300 MW gross utility substation capacity |
| UPS Redundancy | N+1 block-redundant static UPS topology supported by modular emergency standby diesel generator arrays. |
| Cooling System | Direct-to-chip liquid cooling manifolds paired with dry-cooler air economizers, operating as a zero-water-consumption closed-loop system. |
| Connectivity | Carrier-neutral design with four subterranean concrete entry vaults and dual isolated Meet-Me-Rooms. |
| PUE Target | 1.15 |
| Energy Mix | 100% renewable energy match sourced through dedicated Xcel Energy wind and solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). |
Milestones
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| Announcement | November 2023 |
| Construction Start | March 2024 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | H2 2026 |
| Full Buildout | 2028 (Phased completion of all planned data halls) |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | $1,000,000,000 USD |
| Funding | Direct corporate capital expenditure via Meta Platforms, Inc. balance sheet reserves |