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Archer Datacenters is developing the 950M USD,lists an 84-acre Faribault campus with 120 MW Faribault data center campus across 130 acres in Rice County, Minnesota, interconnected to Great River Energy's transmission corridor.potential power scaling over about 36 months and a 500,000-square-foot data-hall concept. Faribault records a June 2026 appeals ruling and an extension through March 2027 for supplemental environmental work.
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The City of Faribault approved preliminary plattingoperator states 84 acres and development agreements for Archer Datacenters' 130-acre hyperscale campus along Interstate 35 in Rice County, Minnesota. Features500,000 sqft data-hall capacity, replacing 130 acres/750,000 sqft. The 120 MW of criticalis potential power capacity across two purpose-built data halls totaling 750,000 square feet. Represents an estimated 950 million USD private infrastructure investment located 45 miles south ofavailability, not energized capacity. The city records the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro. Electrical power delivered via Great River Energy through a dedicated on-site 115 kV / 230 kV dual-feed substation. Incorporates closed-loop liquid-to-chip cooling architectures to optimize power usage effectiveness (PUEJune 8, 2026 appellate ruling requiring more information or an EIS, and July extension of EAW supplemental work to March 2027. This does not establish construction or COD. Timeline: planned facility targeting commercial operation in June 2027 (estimated) aligned with utility substation energizationJune 30, 2027 remains an unverified legacy opening estimate. The $950 million budget and phased campus delivery.generic water/cooling claims are cleared.