Inver Grove Heights City Council, in Dakota County, Minnesota, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 26, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-2 for a 1-year moratorium; the interim ordinance specifically captures the Travel Tags parcel (proposed ~55,000 sq ft / up to 5 MW data center by T5 Data Centers). Concerns: water, electricity… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | enacted | June 26, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Dakota County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Dakota County
Minnesota context
Minnesota has 18 documented local actions across 18 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.