Amazon: Becker, MN Data Center

Site History

Amazon Data Services acquired 348 acres in Becker, Minnesota for $73.6 million to develop a data center project. The land was previously part of Xcel Energy Inc.'s Sherco Site. Amazon is proposing to install 250 diesel generators at its planned data center.

The transaction involved several ownership changes: Elk River Technologies first purchased the parcel from Xcel Energy in April 2024 for $7.97 million, then sold it to Amazon—representing a substantial price increase in a short period.

This development comes after earlier plans for the site fell through in 2022, when negotiations between Xcel Energy and Google for a potential data center project were unsuccessful.

In February 2024, Microsoft bought 300 acres of land from Xcel nearby in Becker.

Distance	Site	About
1.83 miles	Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset	Microsoft bought about 295 acres in the city of Becker for a future data center.
6.51 miles	Scannell Tech Expansion
6.62 miles	Scannell Technology Park	Real estate firm Scannell Properties is planning a new data center development in Monticello, tentatively called the Scannell Technology Park.
8.84 miles	Monticello Tech Park	The development could eventually total 3 million square feet (278,709 sqm) of space, spread across multiple buildings, each potentially around 300,000 square feet (27,871 sqm).
8.88 miles	Monticello Tech Expansion
13.83 miles	UnitedHealth Elk River
13.87 miles	Target Elk River
18.80 miles	Vaultas St Cloud

Distance

Site

About

1.83 miles

Microsoft bought about 295 acres in the city of Becker for a future data center.

6.51 miles

Scannell Tech Expansion

6.62 miles

Scannell Technology Park

Real estate firm Scannell Properties is planning a new data center development in Monticello, tentatively called the Scannell Technology Park.

8.84 miles

Monticello Tech Park

The development could eventually total 3 million square feet (278,709 sqm) of space, spread across multiple buildings, each potentially around 300,000 square feet (27,871 sqm).

8.88 miles

Monticello Tech Expansion

13.83 miles

UnitedHealth Elk River

13.87 miles

Target Elk River

18.80 miles

Vaultas St Cloud