Microsoft Becker Data Center
AI data center in Becker, MN, United States: announced.
- Location: Becker, MN, United States
- Developer: Microsoft
- Status: announced
Microsoft Becker Data Center is a AI data center project located in Becker, MN, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Microsoft. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across MN, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Microsoft bought 295 acres in Becker, near Xcel Energy's retiring Sherco coal plant, intending to build a data center, but as of this report had submitted no plans to the city. No megawatt figure has been published by the company or the city.
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Sources
- As hyperscale data centers boom, Minnesota's projects are confronting regulatory and environmental realities (inforum.com · press · 2025-10-10)