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The data center would operate in a nearly 55,000-square-foot building near Fleming Field Municipal Airport.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Inver Grove Heights City Council approved the major site plan Monday for a 55,000-square-foot data center.
The plan includes a framework for construction, including the architecture, landscaping, light output, and parking.
The vote comes two weeks after the council let the project continue, despite a moratorium on data centers in the city. The developer sued, saying they started the process well before the moratorium took effect. That one-year moratorium is in effect for any other data center projects there.
According to the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, there are at least 60 data centers across the state.
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