Google Hermantown
POWER & GRID
Time-to-power · verification · interconnectionPower reality
- ⚠ No grid, construction or operating record yet backs the 1 GW announced.
- ⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — MISO does not publish large-load requests.
- ⚠ No recorded land acquisition found.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
- Current stage: Announced (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
- No public grid record: No interconnection request or utility contract found; adds uncertainty to the upper bound.
- Required: 1 GW
- From “Announced”, large loads have typically taken 2–5 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
- The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Project verification
- AnnouncedSep 11, 2026
Utility filing / announcement
- Sep 11, 2026 · Planned capacity reported: 1000 MW[1]
- Land acquired
- Planning / zoning
- Permitting
- Interconnection application
- Feasibility study
- System impact study
- Facilities study
- Interconnection agreement / service contract
- Financing
- Under construction
- Energization
- Operational
● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Utility filing / announcement.
Grid path
- →facilityGoogle Hermantown
- →substationNot identifiedUnknownUnverifiedNo substation mapped within 3 km and none named in filings.
- →transmissionNot identifiedUnknownUnverifiedNo transmission line mapped within 2 km.
- →
- Substation capacity:
- not published
- Required upgrades:
- not yet sourced
- Congestion:
- not yet sourced (no nodal price data)
Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.
Interconnection records
No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.
On-site & dedicated generation
No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.
Location & imagery
County-level (approximate)Location is approximate (county-level (approximate)); the marker does not identify the exact site.
- Coordinates
- 47.60468, -92.46967
- County
- St. Louis County
No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.
Ownership, operation & customers
- 1. Property owner of recordNot identified
- 2. Owner / developerNot identified
- 3. Operator
- 4. Tenant / cloudNot identified
- 5. End customer / workloadNot identified
Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.
All parties with evidence
- Utility
“Google / Data Center Hermantown, MN” Listed by EEI under this member utility.
No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.
Power (all fields)
- Planned capacity
“Google / Data Center Hermantown, MN ▪ 1,000 MW data center project.”
- Current facility power
- Not yet sourced
Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.
Grid & electricity
- ISO / RTO
Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.
- Balancing authority
Control area of the containing utility territory.
- State avg. industrial price
Minnesota statewide average, July 2026.
- State avg. commercial price
Minnesota statewide average, July 2026.
- Generation within 50 km
4 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
- Interconnection status
- Not yet sourced
- Contracted / committed power
- Not yet sourced
| Nearby infrastructure | Type | Distance | Voltage / capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center · ALLETE, Inc. | Power plant (Wind) | 9.7 km | 25 MW | [5] |
| Laskin Solar · ALLETE, Inc. | Power plant (Solar) | 23.7 km | 6 MW | [5] |
| Syl Laskin · ALLETE, Inc. | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 24.5 km | 98 MW | [5] |
| Hibbing · Hibbing Public Utilities Comm | Power plant (Natural Gas) | 40 km | 32 MW | [5] |
Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.
Construction & permitting
- Announced—
- Land acquired—
- Permitting—
- Construction start—
- First operational—
- Expected completion—
- Planned capacity
“Google / Data Center Hermantown, MN ▪ 1,000 MW data center project.”
Real estate
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
None sourced yet
- Annual property tax
- Not yet sourced
No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.
Size
- Floor area
- Not yet sourced
What changed (last 3 years)
Follow this facility (RSS)No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.
Timeline
No dated events sourced yet.
All claims (provenance audit)
8| Field | Value | Source | Confidence | As of | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | [1] | Confirmed | 2026-09-11 | Shown | |
| Utility | Minnesota Power (ALLETE) | [1] | Confirmed | 2026-09-11 | Shown |
| Planned capacity | 1 GW | [1] | Likely | 2026-09-11 | Shown |
| ISO / RTO | MISOMIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OPERATOR, INC.. | [2] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| Balancing authority | MISO | [3] derived | Likely | — | Shown |
| State avg. industrial price | 10.34¢/kWh | [4] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| State avg. commercial price | 13.49¢/kWh | [4] | Confirmed | 2026-07 | Shown |
| Generation within 50 km | 161 MW | [5] derived | Confirmed | 202502 | Shown |