Google Hermantown (Adolph) campus

Operated by Google · Hermantown, MN, US1 srcupdated 5d ago

Google confirmed on 2026-03-03 that it is behind a proposed 1.8m sq ft campus of at least four server buildings on 200-400 acres along Morris Thomas Road in the Adolph area of Hermantown, adjacent to Minnesota Power's Arrowhead substation; Minnesota Power says it will add 300MW of wind and 400MW of storage to serve it, and the electric service agreement was before the state PUC. Coordinates are a street-level point on Morris Thomas Road in Adolph, not a parcel. Sources do not state a committed IT load or describe the workload as AI-specific.

Compared to peers

Compared with 166 peer facilities in US.

Capacity (MW)
0below median
median 34 · p95 1,800
Supplier coverage
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median 0 · p75 0
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Ownership chain (Google)

Ownership opacity: 28 / 100 — transparent2 layers traced
  1. L0 (entity)GooglellcUS
  2. L1 (top)Alphabet Inc.publicUS100%src ↗

Opacity score combines jurisdiction secrecy and chain depth (≥3 layers = +10, ≥4 = +20). Descriptive only — high opacity warrants review, not accusation.

Public subsidies & incentives

No subsidies, tax abatements, or public incentives recorded for this facility yet.

Permits

  • zoningHermantown (Minnesota) City Council
    granted
    issued 2026.6.02
Status
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Location

City
Hermantown
Region
MN
Country
US
Coordinates
46.7785, -92.2647
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Timeline

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Power

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