Apple Valley Technology Park Data Center Proposal

Apple Valley, Minnesota, United StatesCancelled

Planned / design: 250–300 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

Apple Valley denied the core land-use requests for Oppidan's proposed technology park in early 2026 after the property owner withdrew consent for rezoning.

Capacity

Proposed capacity range

Planned / design or future potential

250–300 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Technology Park conceptChanged or cancelled

7 buildings

Approximately 1.05M ft² across 134 acres; unbuilt.

Land-use applicationsChanged or cancelled

Each municipal instrument retains its own disposition.

Milestones (4)

City Council denies plan amendments

Jan 22, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Rezoning application withdrawn

Mar 6, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Cancelled

Source not linked

Planning Commission recommends denial

Mar 18, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

City Council rejects remaining applications

Mar 26, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Participants

Oppidan Investment Company

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Corroborating

Developer (1)

Proposed Technology Park · Primary

Rockport LLC

Owner

Sources by role

Owner (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Primary

Other participants (1)

City of Apple Valley

Government authority

Sources by role

Government authority (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Corroborating

Government authority (1)

City Council denies Technology Park comprehensive plan amendments · Jan 23, 2026 · Corroborating

Government authority (1)

Proposed Technology Park · Primary

Site & development

Site address

Actual

15255 Johnny Cake Ridge Road

Source

Site area

Proposal

134 acres

Source

Total building count

Proposal

7 buildings

Source

Data center building count

Proposal

5 buildings

Source

Gross floor area

Reported rounded

1,050,000 square feet

Source

Construction status

Actual

Never started

Source

Additional project facts

Current status

Actual

Denied and cancelled

Source

Comprehensive plan amendments

Actual

Denied 2026-01-22

Source

Rezoning

Actual

Withdrawn 2026-03-06

Source

Conditional use permit

Actual

Denied 2026-03-26

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)

Electric grid

Cancelled or not proceeding

Secondary reported range; capacity basis unresolved and applications denied. Source wording: 250–300 MW. Canonical capacity is blank because this is a denied proposal's design range, not one exact additive value.

Other · Denied

Comprehensive plan amendments

City of Apple Valley

Jan 22, 2026

Sources (1)

City Council denies Technology Park comprehensive plan amendments · Jan 23, 2026 · Primary

Other · Withdrawn

Rezoning application

City of Apple Valley

Mar 6, 2026

Sources (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Primary

Other · Denied

Site plan and preliminary plat

City of Apple Valley

Mar 26, 2026

Sources (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Primary

Other · Denied

Conditional use permit

City of Apple Valley

Mar 26, 2026

Sources (1)

Oppidan data center outside Minneapolis rejected · Mar 30, 2026 · Primary

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.