Archer Datacenters' Minnesota project sits at 15339 Acorn Trail in Faribault, Rice County, some 50 miles south of the Twin Cities. Archer paid $4.5 million for the ground, 87.6 acres, and the master plan contemplates as many as six buildings running from 44,000 sq ft to 107,000 sq ft - around 500,000 sq ft if the whole thing is drawn out. Power would arrive through a substation built on the site and sized for up to 120 MW, procured from Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric with Great River Energy, with as much as 4 MW of wind generation on the property and a natural gas microgrid held open as an option. None of it is standing yet. A Minnesota court has held that the campus needs a more intensive environmental review than it has had, and that review is the gate the rest of the programme waits behind.
Facility Specifications
Site information
Colocation space
500,000 sq ft planned
Power capacity
120 MW planned
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Frequently asked questions
What has Archer actually acquired at Faribault?
87.6 acres at 15339 Acorn Trail, bought for $4.5 million. Archer's own release describes the holding as 84.3 acres.
Which utilities would serve the Faribault campus?
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, with power procured alongside Great River Energy through a substation to be built on the site.
How much capacity does Archer plan at Acorn Trail?
Up to 120 MW, spread across as many as six buildings totalling roughly 500,000 sq ft, with individual buildings drawn between 44,000 and 107,000 sq ft.
What is holding the Faribault project up?
Environmental review. A Minnesota court ruled that the campus requires a more intensive review than the one it received, so that process has to run again before construction can start.
How far is the Faribault site from Minneapolis?
About 50 miles south of it, in Rice County rather than in the metropolitan area.