Data center profile · UMore Park, west of Blaine Avenue and south of County Highway 42, Rosemount (Dakota County), Minnesota

Meta Rosemount Data Center

Meta's $800M, 715,000 sq ft AI-optimized data center on 280 acres in Rosemount, Minnesota, entitled under code name Project Bigfoot, reported nearly complete (press).

Nearly complete. Meta announced the campus in Mar. 2024 for 2026 operation, and press says construction is nearly complete. Meta has not announced that any hall is in service; an outside dataset (Epoch AI) estimates both buildings are running, but no operator source confirms it.
715,000 sq ft
data center Meta announced
Mar. 2024 state announcement; Meta has published no MW figure
$800M
investment Meta announced
about 100 jobs
279.7 acres
land bought from the University of Minnesota
$39.7M price, closed Dec. 29, 2023
2026
operating year Meta announced
Meta's Mar. 2024 announcement
OperatorMeta Platforms (through its project company, Jimnist LLC)
CustomerMeta (owner-occupied)
Planned IT capacity193 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 241 MW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2026 to 2027); company says 2026.
Next stepMeta has not announced an energization or opening date; press said construction would finish in summer 2026.
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. March 14, 2024
    Transmission upgrades promised
    Xcel says it will build energy upgrades including new transmission lines to power the campus. State agency · March 2024
  2. April 23, 2024
    Substation hearing
    The planning commission holds a hearing on Xcel's electrical substation inside the Project Bigfoot site; the notice gives no capacity. Local government · April 2024
  3. Not set
    Service agreement: not public
    No campus electric service agreement, tariff filing or docket figure was retrievable. Analysis · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 2 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$800M
announced investment
state release, Mar. 14, 2024 Company · March 2024
$39.7M
land price paid to the University of Minnesota
279.7 acres State agency · Dec. 2023
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Sept. 2023
    Site University of Minnesota regents approve the UMore Park land sale to Jimnist LLC, reported at $36.7M (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  2. Nov. 13, 2023
    Paper trail Jimnist LLC registered in Minnesota
  3. Nov. 15, 2023
    Permits City holds a public open house on Project Bigfoot; about 70 residents attend, and the operator is not named Local government · Nov. 2023
  4. Dec. 1, 2023
    Permits Rosemount City Council approves the planned unit development (reported unanimous) News report · Oct. 2026
  5. Dec. 29, 2023
    Site Land sale to Jimnist LLC closes at $39.7M State agency · Dec. 2023
  6. March 14, 2024
    Site Governor Walz and Meta announce an $800M, 715,000 sq ft data center in Rosemount State agency · March 2024
  7. April 23, 2024
    Power Planning commission hearing on Xcel's electrical substation Local government · April 2024
  8. March 3, 2026
    Site Residents ask the council to pause the project; it takes no action News report · Oct. 2026
  9. April 21, 2026
    Permits Council adopts a one-year moratorium on new data centers; approved projects, including this one, are excepted Local government · April 2026
The buildings

Specs

715,000 sq ft
announced building area (a 2023 press account said 750,000)
State agency · March 2024
~4,900 acres
area covered by the city's environmental review of UMore Park; no separate review for this campus found
Local government · Oct. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Meta Platforms: developer and sole occupant
  • Jimnist LLC: project company that bought the land
  • Regents of the University of Minnesota: seller
Power
  • Xcel Energy (Northern States Power): utility and substation applicant
Decision-makers
  • Rosemount City Council and Planning Commission
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: announced the project with Meta
Builders
  • M. A. Mortenson Company: general contractor (press)
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

104 records from 20 documents

Drawn from state agency records, news reports, local government records, business registries, company statements, public and commercial datasets and our own analysis, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

State agency 7News report 6Local government 4Company 2Dataset 1Analysis 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (7)
  • Utility: Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co - Minnesota)
    “We are excited to work with Meta to bring energy upgrades to UMore Park, including new transmission lines, that will provide the reliable energy supply needed to power this data center.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Power plan: grid
    “an application submitted by Xcel Energy for a final site and building plan review to construct an electrical substation consistent with the Project Bigfoot Planned Unit Development”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. - Minnesota)
    “We are excited to work with Meta to bring energy upgrades to UMore Park, including new transmission lines, that will provide the reliable energy supply needed to power this data center”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Renewable commitment: Supported by 100% renewable energy (company commitment, matched via new renewable projects)
    “Like all of Meta's data centers, the Rosemount Data Center will be supported by 100% renewable energy, and Meta will work with partners to add new renewable energy resources to the grid”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “no campus ESA, tariff or docket figure retrievable”
    Analysis · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “Stationary engines, commonly used as backup or emergency generators, are regulated by several federal air standards and state air permits (MPCA program page, opened as control)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • no operator source confirms operation, dataset estimate only
    “Buildings 1 and 2 are estimated to be operational”
    grade C
Money and contracts (26)
  • Operator: Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta)
    “Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Site: 280-acre parcel in UMore Park, Rosemount; bordered by County Road 42 (north), Dakota County Technical College (west) and Blaine Avenue (east)
    “Located on a 280-acre parcel of land in UMore Park, the project will contribute millions in tax revenue through local property taxes, fees, and other indirect revenue streams.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Building size sq ft: 715000 sq ft
    “Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount, supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Investment: 800 USD million
    “This $800 million investment will undoubtedly shape the future of our city and bring about positive change and opportunities to our community.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • renewable energy commitment: campus supported by 100% renewable energy; Meta will work with partners to add new renewable energy resources to the grid
    “Like all of Meta's data centers, the Rosemount Data Center will be supported by 100% renewable energy, and Meta will work with partners to add new renewable energy resources to the grid.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Site acreage: 279.721 acres
    “The University sold 279.721 acres of land at UMore Park, Rosemount for Light Industrial Development to Jimnist LLC for $39,720,323.78”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • land purchase: scope 279.721 acres
    “The University sold 279.721 acres of land at UMore Park, Rosemount for Light Industrial Development to Jimnist LLC”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • land purchase: consideration 39720323.78 USD
    “The University sold 279.721 acres of land at UMore Park, Rosemount for Light Industrial Development to Jimnist LLC for $39,720,323.78”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • land purchase: covenants, Declaration of Covenants for Light Industrial Use
    “The Declaration of Covenants provides for the University's review and approval of plans for Light Industrial Use and the setting of design guidelines”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • land purchase: easement, permanent water line easement retained by the University
    “The permanent water line easement provides for the relocation of an existing University-owned water line serving the remaining UMore Park property”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • Tenant status: Owner-occupied by Meta; no third-party tenant in any opened source
    “This 715,000-square-foot campus will be part of our global infrastructure that helps bring our technologies and services to life”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Name: Meta Rosemount Data Center
    “Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Tenants: Meta (owner-occupied)
    “Once operational, the Rosemount Data Center will be optimized for Meta's AI workloads as part of the highly-advanced infrastructure”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Building area: 715000 sq ft
    “Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Investment announced: 800000000 USD
    “Once completed, the Rosemount Data Center will represent an investment of more than $800 million and support approximately 100 jobs”
    Company · March 2024 · grade B
  • First announced: March 14, 2024
    “Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Public announcement: Governor Walz / DEED and Meta name Meta as the operator of the Rosemount campus, $800M, 715,000 sq ft, 280 acres at UMore Park, operations in 2026
    “Governor Tim Walz today announced that Meta will build an $800 million, 715,000-square-foot data center in Rosemount”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • land use approval (PUD): scope, data center use approved under the Project Bigfoot Planned Unit Development
    “Just over a month after the Rosemount City Council unanimously approved a 750,000-square-foot data center to be built for Meta”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • land use approval (PUD): finding, PUD conditions, term, termination and any development-agreement clauses not public
    “The Planning Commission will review the proposal from Project Bigfoot and hold a public hearing on Nov 28”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • nondisclosure agreement: confidentiality, operator identity withheld during entitlement
    “For more than a year, local officials referred to the data center in city documents and public meetings as Project Bigfoot. The mayor said the NDA blocked Rosemount from revealing Meta's identity”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • electric service: finding, no ESA or large-load contract terms public
    “no campus service agreement, tariff filing or docket figure retrievable”
    Analysis · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • state tax certification (Minn. Stat. 297A.68 subd. 42): finding, campus certification not public
    “Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.68, subdivision 42, is amended (2025 1st Sp. Sess. Ch. 12) — qualified data center exemption requires DEED certification”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction start under general contractor Mortenson; trade-press trackers report ground broken in Q1 2024. No Meta construction-update post for Rosemount was published
    “Golden Valley-based Mortenson has been tapped to build the 715,000-square-foot project on a 280-acre site at UMore Park”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Legislative response to the Rosemount NDA: a Minnesota lawmaker advanced bills to prohibit nondisclosure agreements between tech companies and local governments, prompted by this project (KAXE, March 2026, as cited in th
    “A state lawmaker tried to ban these NDAs because of a Rosemount data center, while an outcry in Hermantown made a county official regret signing one”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Jimnist LLC bought further land at 145th Street East and Blaine Avenue East, north of County Road 42 - about $70M of purchases in February 2025 and about 14 acres for $5M in October 2025; Rosemount's Senior Planner said
    “Jimnist LLC, a subsidiary of Meta, has purchased about 14 acres of land for $5 million in cash, according to the CRV.”
    News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
  • land sale (UMore Park): sale of 280 acres for $40 million; closing on or before January 29, 2024; Jimnist solely responsible for the cost of all infrastructure and utilities on the site (except relocating the University'
    “The buyer for the property is Jimnist LLC, a Delaware limited liability company owned by Meta. Closing is scheduled to occur on or before January 29, 2024.”
    News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Permits and government (21)
  • State framework rewritten after this campus was entitled: Minnesota Laws 2025, 1st Special Session, Ch. 12 creates the qualified large-scale data center category under Minn. Stat. 297A.68 subd. 42, adds large-project wat
    “Qualified large-scale data center has the meaning given in section 297A.68, subdivision 42, paragraph (f)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: 27037
    “THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN:”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • interim ordinance: adopted
    “No application for the establishment or expansion of a data center shall be accepted, processed or approved.”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Interim ordinance, data center moratorium: adopted
    “A moratorium is hereby imposed throughout the City on data centers, which during the term of this Ordinance shall be considered a prohibited use within the City”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • City Council adopted Ordinance March 2026, a one-year city-wide moratorium on new data centers, the direct local-policy sequel to the Bigfoot approval; this campus is expressly excepted as an approved project (Section 5(1)
    “construction or expansion of structures or installation of equipment for an existing or approved data center project”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • City of Rosemount, City Council: Adoption of Interim Ordinance No. March 2026, one-year moratorium on new data centers; approved projects (incl. this campus) expressly excepted
    “Adopted by the Rosemount City Council this 21st day of April, 2026”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Final site and building plan review, electrical substation: application filed; public hearing held
    “an application submitted by Xcel Energy for a final site and building plan review to construct an electrical substation consistent with the Project Bigfoot Planned Unit Development approved in 2023”
    Local government · April 2024 · grade A
  • City of Rosemount, Planning Commission: Public hearing: Xcel Energy final site and building plan review for an electrical substation within the Project Bigfoot PUD
    “The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on an application submitted by Xcel Energy for a final site and building plan review to construct an electrical substation”
    Local government · April 2024 · grade A
  • Permitting jurisdiction: City of Rosemount land-use authority (PUD under Minn. Stat. ch. 462); state environmental review via the UMore Park AUAR with the City as RGU; no state site permit or certificate of need applies
    “The City is a governing body for the purposes of the Municipal Planning Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462 (the Act)”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Environmental review (AUAR): coverage, project reviewed under the UMore Study Area AUAR
    “The City of Rosemount has prepared an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) for the UMore Study Area. The study area is approximately 4,900 acres”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • City of Rosemount (public open house): Project Bigfoot & the Future of UMore open house, proposed data center presented to residents; City, University of Minnesota, Xcel Energy and the applicant attended
    “Nearly 70 residents attended an Open House on Wednesday, November 15 to learn more about the proposed data center known as Project Bigfoot”
    Local government · Nov. 2023 · grade B
  • City of Rosemount, Planning Commission: Public hearing and review of the Project Bigfoot PUD proposal; recommendation to City Council followed
    “The Planning Commission will review the proposal from Project Bigfoot and hold a public hearing on Nov 28. They will tentatively make a final recommendation to the City Council”
    Local government · Nov. 2023 · grade B
  • Planned Unit Development (PUD): approved
    “Just over a month after the Rosemount City Council unanimously approved a 750,000-square-foot data center to be built for Meta”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Air permit (MPCA): no permit located
    “An air permit is required if potential air emissions from the entire business are over certain levels or if a federal new source performance standard applies”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved the sale of the UMore Park parcel to Jimnist LLC in September 2023 (closed Dec. 29, 2023); press reported the approved price as $36.7M against the $39,720,323.78 recorded in
    “Meta's plans were revealed in September, when the University of Minnesota regents approved a $36.7 million sale of the UMore Park land to the company”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Secrecy arc: the city and Meta proceeded under an NDA; for over a year the project appeared in city documents only as Project Bigfoot and the entitlement was approved without the use or operator being publicly named. Lat
    “The city approved a development plan and rezoning for the project without publicly saying it was a data center. Meta worked through a front company called Jimnist LLC, masking its involvement”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Rosemount, City Council: Approval of the Project Bigfoot Planned Unit Development (data center entitlement)
    “Just over a month after the Rosemount City Council unanimously approved a 750,000-square-foot data center to be built for Meta”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City of Rosemount, City Council: Residents opposed to the project asked the council to pause the data center process; the council took no action
    “Rosemount residents opposed to the project tried to postpone it... First, they took to Rosemount's City Council on March 3 to ask that the process be paused. The council took no action”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Rosemount residents pressed the City Council on March 3, 2026 to pause the project; the council took no action then, and on April 21, 2026 unanimously approved the one-year moratorium on NEW data center operations - whic
    “On April 21, the council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium to pause new data center operations and complete further studies and evaluations, but this doesn't apply to the Meta center already under construction.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • rezoning: approved
    “The board notes the property is undeveloped and has been recently re-zoned from Agricultural use to Business Park Planned Unit Development by the City of Rosemount.”
    News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
  • identity disclosure filing: filed
    “A filing with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission published late last week confirmed Meta was behind a $700 million data center project in the Minneapolis area.”
    News report · Sept. 2023 · grade C
Site and other (16)
  • County code: Dakota County, MN (27037)
    “LOCATION OF PROPERTY: West of Blaine Avenue and South of County Highway 42, Southwest within the Project Bigfoot PUD”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County: Dakota County
    “CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ORDINANCE NO. 2026-03”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Moratorium status: City-wide moratorium on NEW data centers (Ordinance March 2026, adopted April 21, 2026, one year) does not reach this campus: Section 5(1)(iv) excepts construction or expansion of an existing or approved data
    “construction or expansion of structures or installation of equipment for an existing or approved data center project”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade A
  • Site location: UMore Park, west of Blaine Avenue and south of County Highway 42, Rosemount
    “LOCATION OF PROPERTY: West of Blaine Avenue and South of County Highway 42, Southwest within the Project Bigfoot PUD”
    Local government · April 2024 · grade A
  • Jobs operational: 100 jobs
    “supporting approximately 100 operational jobs and at least 1,000 skilled trade jobs at peak construction”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • Current target date: 2026 (operations commencing 2026)
    “The campus will also achieve LEED Gold certification after commencing operations in 2026.”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade A
  • City: Rosemount
    “December 29, 2023: Sale of Land at UMore Park for Light Industrial Development to Jimnist LLC (Meta Data Center), Rosemount”
    State agency · Dec. 2023 · grade A
  • No opening or online statement by Meta, Xcel, the city or DEED found as of Oct. 22, 2026.
    “Minnesota's first hyperscale location is under construction in Rosemount, MN. The 715,000-sq.-ft. facility is set to open in 2026. (Meta, 2024)”
    State agency · May 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    “Rosemount, Minnesota, will be home to our newest Meta data center — our 19th data center in the U.S. and 23rd in the world”
    Company · March 2024 · grade B
  • Original target date: 2026
    “The campus will also achieve LEED Gold certification after commencing operations in 2026”
    State agency · March 2024 · grade B
  • Code names: Project Bigfoot
    “Nearly 70 residents attended an Open House on Wednesday, November 15 to learn more about the proposed data center known as Project Bigfoot”
    Local government · Nov. 2023 · grade B
  • Water supply: City of Rosemount municipal water; city states its planned water system can serve the project without modification
    “Water infrastructure facilities contemplated by the plan will be able to meet the anticipated use by Project Bigfoot and any future projects in this area without modification”
    Local government · Nov. 2023 · grade B
  • Construction stage: building, shell substantially complete; construction nearly complete per press tracker (Sep 2026); Epoch dataset snapshot of June 19, 2026 already estimates both buildings operational
    “The Rosemount Data Center construction is nearly complete, set to finish later this summer”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: 2026
    “The Rosemount Data Center construction is nearly complete, set to finish later this summer”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: building on track - shell / under construction through Apr 2026, construction nearly complete per Sep 2026 tracker; operations commencing 2026 per MN DEED; no opening or energization announcement found as
    “The Rosemount Data Center construction is nearly complete, set to finish later this summer.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Courier's tracker, citing Cleanview, states the site 'will use 308 megawatts of renewable energy'
    “The site will use 308 megawatts of renewable energy to optimize AI workloads and help people connect, find communities, and grow their businesses.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C