Google Project Skyway (Pine Island)

Facility record

Lifecycle

PermittedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

44.2019, -92.6496

Serving utility, source-reported

Xcel Energy

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

Not published

Source record updated

2026-10-22

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-02Proposed

   Xcel Energy signed an agreement to power a new Google data center in Pine Island, MN; Electric Service Agreement pending MPUC approval

   Underlying source
2. 2026-09-18Permitted

   The City of Pine Island records that on 2026-01-20 it granted final approvals — rezoning, annexation, final plat, final development plan and conditional use permit — and on 2026-02-04 approved a ~$36.5 million tax abatement. The city states "The developer is now pursuing the required permits through various state agencies", and its own milestone list records no construction start, so the record moves from proposed to permitted rather than under construction.

   Underlying source

Source notes

Google's first Minnesota campus, Pine Island (Goodhue County), powered by Xcel Energy; ~250,000 sq ft initial building for AI applications. Electric Service Agreement pending MPUC approval as of Feb 2026 → proposed. The associated 1,900 MW (1,400 MW wind + 200 MW solar + 300 MW storage) is a new clean-energy build-out, not the data center's IT load — DC capacity not disclosed (omitted). Faces a local legal challenge. Coordinates are the Pine Island area centroid.

Xcel Energy; Google to cover new grid infrastructure costs. A separate 1,900 MW clean-energy build-out (wind/solar/storage) is tied to the ESA but is generation, not DC load.

Sources and provenance

• Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota · source retrieved 2026-07-07
• A new data center in Pine Island, Minnesota · source retrieved 2026-09-18
• City of Pine Island — Project Skyway: ~482 acres, ~$36.5M abatement over 28 years, max 152,000 gal/day at full build-out, Xcel Energy as energy provider · source retrieved 2026-09-18
• KTTC — council approves $36,578,343 abatement 5-0; agreement requires "at least 38 full time, on-site jobs, paying at least $31 an hour" · source retrieved 2026-09-18
• Post Bulletin — Ryan Companies building for Google; facility uses "advanced air-cooling technology" with water limited to "domestic needs" · source retrieved 2026-09-18
• Xcel Energy's agreement with new Google data center a model for industry (info sheet) · source retrieved 2026-10-13

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.