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Monticello Tech Technology Campus

Monticello Orderly Annexation Area, Minnesota, United StatesProposed
Capacity
No public figure
Lead participant
Monticello Tech, LLC
Developer
Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Monticello Tech Technology Campus

Monticello Tech proposes an approximately 547–550-acre technology campus with two to three million square feet of gross floor area. A second application package arrived August 3, 2026 and the city is still deciding whether it is complete.

Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.

3 related

Capacity

Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.

No additional capacity claims are published.

Development

2 phases · 9 milestones
Land-use application packageAnnounced Or Preconstruction

Rezone, DCPUD CUP and preliminary plat await a completeness determination.

Applicant buildout conceptPlanned

Applicant planning assumption only; exact footprints and tenant requirements await a future site plan. Source wording: 5–10 buildings. Canonical building count is blank because this is a planning range, not an exact count.

Dec 3, 2024
Joint workshop reviews early concept
Completed
Feb 24, 2025
253 acres reguided Light Industrial Park
Completed
Jan 26, 2026
City adopts Final AUAR
Completed
Apr 27, 2026
City approves enabling data center ordinance
Completed
Jul 6, 2026
Rezone, CUP and plat applications received
Completed
Jul 20, 2026
City issues incomplete determination
Completed
Aug 3, 2026
Second submission received; completeness review begins
Completed
Jan 1, 2028
Conceptual construction-start assumption
Forecast
Oct 1, 2030
Conceptual completion assumption
Forecast

Infrastructure

Electric GridPotential Or Planned

345 kV

System Impact Study completed; service depends on developer-funded upgrades and a Facilities Study.

Electric GridPotential Or Planned

New substation concept; final design, route and permit remain pending.

Cooling SystemPlanned Or Represented

75,000 gallons per day

Average domestic water demand under dry-cooling scenario; no process-water demand claimed.

Water SupplyPlanned Or Represented

75,000 gallons per day

Applicant study assumption; not current use.

Onsite GenerationPlanned Or Represented

Applicant says operational need would be below 25 MW; this is not IT load. Source wording: below 25 MW. Canonical capacity is blank because the current model has no upper-bound operator; this is not asserted as IT load.

Project map

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Infrastructure facts
5
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
3

No map point available

Power & interconnection: 2Generation & storage: 1Cooling & water: 2

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

18 facts
Current Application Status
Second submission under completeness review
Actual
Initial Application Incomplete
2026-07-20
Permitted
Public Hearing Status
Not scheduled
Actual
Site Area City Summary
550 acres
Reported Rounded
Gross Floor Area City Summary
3,000,000 square feet
Reported Rounded
Gross Floor Area Range
2,000,000–3,000,000 square feet
Reported Rounded
Building Count Range
5–10 principal buildings
Proposal
Final Auar Status
Adopted 2026-01-26
Actual
Dcpud Ordinance Status
Adopted 2026-04-27
Actual
Electric Service Voltage
345 kV
Proposal
System Impact Study
Completed; service feasible subject to upgrades
Proposal
Cooling Method
Dry cooled
Proposal
Average Water Demand
75,000 gallons per day
Reported Rounded
Wastewater Discharge
75,000 gallons per day
Reported Rounded
Construction Start Target
Q1 2028
Proposal
Construction Completion Target
Q4 2030
Proposal
Project Investment Estimate
$>1B
Reported Rounded
Future Site Plan Required
Yes
Forecast