Minneapolis City Council enacts six-month data center moratorium

News Clip0:37KARE 11·Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN·5/22/2026

The Minneapolis City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on certain data center developments. This pause specifically applies to data centers larger than 350,000 square feet.

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Gov: Minneapolis City Council
It only applies to data centers larger than 350K square feet.