Planned

Archer Datacenters Faribault Campus

Minnesota — Faribault , Rice County
Mega-Project
120 MW
Power Capacity
1
Sponsors

Sponsors & Partners

Project Timeline

Announced
2025
Construction Start
2025

Current canonical record

87.6 acres at 15339 Acorn Trail; up to 6 buildings planned (44,000 to 107,000 sq ft each)

Located 50 miles south of Minneapolis. Environmental and Planning Commissions unanimously recommended approval in August 2025. Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy filed lawsuit challenging adequacy of environmental review. On June 8, 2026, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Faribault's environmental review for the proposed Archer Datacenters project was inadequate and required a more complete and transparent analysis before the project can proceed on that record. Reporting describes the project as up to 500,000 square feet and up to 120 MW. [Sources: https://minnlawyer.com/2026/06/08/court-of-appeals-faribault-data-center-review-inadequate/ | https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/08/appeals-court-rules-faribault-erred-in-data-center-decision; Date: 2026-06-08]

Record provenance

This page is generated from the reviewed project database snapshot. The record was last reviewed on 2026-06-15. Blank fields mean the value was not publicly disclosed or could not be reconciled safely; they do not mean zero.