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QLevr Inver Grove Heights Data Center

5890 Carmen Avenue, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, United StatesDelayed
Evidence
Planned / design
5 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Xcel Energy

The City of Inver Grove Heights confirms a final moratorium-exemption reading on September 14, 2026 and major site-plan approval on September 28. The development contract and building permit remain separate requirements; this is not confirmation of construction or operation. QLevr proposes a roughly 55,000-square-foot data center on an approximately 14-acre industrial parcel at 5890 Carmen Avenue in Inver Grove Heights. The city found the project exempt from an environmental assessment worksheet in July 2026, while the major site plan was then unresolved amid a data center moratorium, a proposed project-specific removal and threatened developer litigation; the September city decisions provide the later approval history.

Capacity

Initial power

Planned / design or future potential

3 MW

Source

Ultimate power

Planned / design or future potential

5 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

Major site plan and environmental reviewAnnounced or preconstruction

1 building

Current proposal-review phase; no construction or operating phase is created.

Initial 3 MW buildAnnounced or preconstruction

1 building

Initial power configuration within the same proposed building.

Full 5 MW buildAnnounced or preconstruction

1 building

Full-build proposal only.

Milestones (9)
Developer FAQ published for proposed Carmen Avenue data center

Mar 26, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked
Planning Commission considered the major site plan

Apr 7, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Major site plan presented to City Council

Apr 27, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Council initiated data center moratorium process

May 11, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
One-year data center moratorium approved 3–2; site-plan vote tabled

Jun 26, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Cancelled

Source not linked
Third-party consultant recommended EAW petition denial

Jul 21, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Council found project exempt from EAW

Jul 27, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
Council approved first reading of possible project removal from moratorium and discussed pending lawsuit exposure

Aug 10, 2026 · Event timing type not established

In progress · Cancelled

Source not linked
Second reading was planned after research cutoff

Aug 24, 2026 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

QLevr LLC

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Developer (1)
Other participants (7)
Bolton & Menk

Contractor

Sources by role
Contractor (1)
City of Inver Grove Heights

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
Federal Aviation Administration

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Xcel Energy

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Site & development

Site area

Proposal

14 acres approx

Source

Building area

Proposal

55,000 sq. ft.

Source

Site address

Actual

5890 Carmen Avenue

Source

Major site plan status

Permitted

Tabled pending EAW review and later council action

Source

Technical specifications

Air cooled chiller count

Proposal

6 units

Source

Initial cooling fill

Proposal

60,000 gallons

Source

Full build cooling fill

Proposal

70,000 gallons

Source

Average water demand

Reported rounded

196 gallons/day

Source

Peak water demand

Reported rounded

332 gallons/day

Source

City water demand share

Transaction scope

0.01 percent less than

Source

Additional project facts

Zoning

Permitted

I-1 Limited Industry

Source

Use permission

Permitted

Data center permitted subject to Major Site Plan

Source

Eaw petition signatures

Actual

700 signatures more than

Source

Eaw determination

Permitted

Exempt; petition denied

Source

Data center moratorium status

Permitted

Approved for one year; project specific removal ordinance received first reading

Source

Moratorium council vote

Actual

3-2 vote

Source

Developer litigation posture

Permitted

Pending or threatened lawsuit discussed by council

Source

Modeled noise dba

Reported rounded

40 dBA max

Source

Modeled noise dbc

Reported rounded

54 dBC max

Source

Acoustic wall height

Proposal

23 feet

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (9)
Utility service

Reported context

3 MW initial

Initial proposed electric demand; consultant report relies partly on applicant records.

Utility service

Planned or represented

5 MW ultimate

Ultimate proposed electric demand; not operating load.

Cooling system

Potential or planned

6 closed loop air cooled chillers

Closed-loop system with one-time fill and limited makeup-water model.

Water supply

Planned or represented

60,000 gallons

Initial closed-loop fill; not annual consumption.

Water supply

Planned or represented

70,000 gallons

Full-build closed-loop fill; not annual consumption.

Water supply

Reported context

196 gallons/day

Model output, not measured use.

Water supply

Reported context

332 gallons/day

Model output, not measured use.

Site facility

Potential or planned

23 feet wall height

Acoustic wall proposed with modeled 40 dBA/54 dBC maximum receptor noise.

Onsite generation

Potential or planned

Emergency diesel generators are described, but exact count and permit path remain unresolved.

Other · Under review

QLevr Carmen Avenue proposal

City of Inver Grove Heights

Jun 26, 2026

Sources (1)
Other · Under review

QLevr Carmen Avenue proposal

Federal Aviation Administration

Jul 21, 2026

Sources (1)
Other · Denied

QLevr Carmen Avenue proposal

City of Inver Grove Heights

Jul 27, 2026

Sources (2)
Other · Issued

QLevr Carmen Avenue proposal

City of Inver Grove Heights

Aug 10, 2026

Sources (2)
Air authorization · Documented

QLevr Carmen Avenue proposal

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Sources (1)

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

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