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.
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Microsoft bought about 295 acres in the city of Becker for a future data center.
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| 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.
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| 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).
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| 8.88 miles | Monticello Tech Expansion | |
| 13.83 miles | UnitedHealth Elk River | |
| 13.87 miles | Target Elk River | |
| 18.80 miles | Vaultas St Cloud |
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon.com that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies and governments, on a paid subscription basis.
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