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DataBank

8111 Oxbow Creek Drive North · Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, MN

Source: OpenStreetMap

DataBank is an operating data center in Hennepin County, MN, operated by DataBank Holdings, Ltd.. DataCentersExposed has documented a 114,648 sq ft footprint at this site.

Reporting by · Updated Jun 14, 2026

Real parent
DataBank Holdings, Ltd.
Operator
DataBank Holdings, Ltd.
Est. capacity
~20-50 MW
Footprint
114,648 sq ft
Water
8.2K gpd
Utility
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Grid
MISO
Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprimary source
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Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify

Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

source: link

data center

Operator chain

The grid behind this site, right now

source: MISO · gridstatus
Clean right now
54%
Fossil right now
42%
Grid operator
MISO
  • Wind21.6%
  • Natural Gas21.4%
  • Coal20.5%
  • Solar18.4%
  • Nuclear14.1%
  • Imports2.2%
  • Other1.8%

Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:35 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.

Data-center discussions in Hennepin County

source: LocalView (CC0)

Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.

Minneapolis Committee
Apr 9, 2018 · 4 data-center mentions
Minneapolis Committee
Apr 29, 2019 · 3 data-center mentions
Minneapolis Committee
May 14, 2014 · 2 data-center mentions

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

These tax breaks are recorded to DataBank Holdings, Ltd. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

Dollar value not disclosed for these records.
  • Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term yr · source
Statewide cost of this incentive

Minnesota reported $68.7M in Qualified Data Center Equipment sales/use tax exemption (Minn. Stat. § 297A.68 subd. 42) — evaluation actuals for FY2024 (Minnesota Legislative Budget Office (LBO) / University of Georgia evaluators). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.

source · All Minnesota subsidies →

Water use

  • Reported withdrawal8.2K gpd
    2021 · groundwater · matched by location (250 m, medium confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal22K gpd
    2020 · groundwater · matched by location (822 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal397 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (594 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal397 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (545 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal671 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (479 m, medium confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal447 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (393 m, medium confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal921 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (306 m, medium confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal4.7K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (541 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal4.7K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (614 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal4.7K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (658 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal1K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (811 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal51.4K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (764 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal4.7K gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (459 m, medium confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal921 gpd
    2015 · groundwater · matched by location (649 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal30.4K gpd
    2014 · groundwater · matched by location (1,401 m, low confidence) · source
  • Reported withdrawal74.6K gpd
    2013 · groundwater · matched by location (1,494 m, low confidence) · source

Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Environmental permits

source: Permit register
  • Clean Air Act permitted sourceMN0000002705301296
    NAICS 518210; ECHO compliance status: No Violation Identified

Air quality near this site

source: AirNow
44
O3
Good
41
PM2.5
Good
21
PM10
Good

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Northern Twin Cities Metro), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Who lives nearby

source: Census ACS 2023
Median household income
$110.6K
People of color
47%
Below poverty
5%
Tract population
8,133

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Oxbow Creek Elementary in Champlin, is 1.2 mi from this site (1,028 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.