Data centers in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market
The Minneapolis–Saint Paul market, as defined here, takes in every listed facility within 40 km of Minneapolis: 39 data centers in 15 towns and cities, led by Minneapolis (16), Chaska (6), Brooklyn Park (2) and Eden Prairie (2). That is 1% of the listings in the United States, the 14th largest of 22 markets there.
The operators with the most listings are Cologix (5), DataBank (4) and Stream Data Centers (3), out of 17 named operators.
The three operators with the most listings hold 31% of them; 10 of the 17 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 28 MW of IT load across 6 buildings; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 9 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (9 Tier III). Tier III: Flexential Minneapolis - Chaska, DataBank East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP2), Cologix MIN3 Data Center, CenturyLink MP2, Phase II and 5 others. 2 listings are reported closed.
About the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market
The directory lists 39 data centers in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market, 40th among the 64 markets it covers and 1 percent of all listings in the United States. They are run by 17 operators in 15 towns and cities. Minneapolis itself holds 16 of them, 41 percent of the market, followed by Chaska with 6. Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie, Shakopee and Woodbury have 2 each.
Cologix has the most listings, 5, followed by DataBank with 4 and Stream Data Centers with 3. Centersquare, Flexential, Lumen and Verizon have 2 each. Colocation sites account for 21 of the records.
Capacity is published only as IT load, for 6 buildings. The largest are DataBank's MSP3 in Brooklyn Park and Flexential's Chaska facility at 9 MW each, followed by DataBank's MSP2 in Eagan at 5 MW. By floor area, the Flexential site in Chaska is the largest listed building, at about 161,000 square feet, ahead of DataBank MSP3 at about 82,000.
None of the listed facilities is under construction or planned; 1 is recorded as operational, 2 are recorded as closed and 36 carry no status in the data. 9 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, all at Tier III.
Towns and cities
Minneapolis (16) · Chaska (6) · Brooklyn Park (2) · Eden Prairie (2) · Shakopee (2) · Woodbury (2) · Bloomington (1) · Burnsville (1) · Eagan (1) · Edina (1) · Lino Lakes (1) · Maplewood (1) · Plymouth (1) · Rosemount (1) · Saint Paul (1)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Cologix | 5 |
| DataBank | 4 |
| Stream Data Centers | 3 |
| Centersquare | 2 |
| Flexential | 2 |
| Lumen | 2 |
| Verizon | 2 |
| Compass | 1 |
| EdgeConneX | 1 |
| Encompass | 1 |
| H5 | 1 |
| Meta | 1 |
| Prudential | 1 |
| TDS HMS | 1 |
| Target Corporation | 1 |
| UnitedHealth Group | 1 |
| University of Minnesota | 1 |
Largest data centers in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul market by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| Flexential Minneapolis - Chaska | Flexential | 9 |
| DataBank Brooklyn Park Data Center (MSP3) | DataBank | 9 |
| DataBank East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP2) | DataBank | 5 |
| Centersquare Shakopee MSP1 Data Center | Centersquare | 2.4 |
| DataBank West Twin Cities Data Center (MSP1) | DataBank | 1.35 |
| DataBank Downtown Minneapolis Data Center (MSP4) | DataBank | 0.779 |
Top 10 of 6 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| Flexential Minneapolis - Chaska | Flexential | 160,838 |
| DataBank Brooklyn Park Data Center (MSP3) | DataBank | 82,231 |
| DataBank East Twin Cities Data Center (MSP2) | DataBank | 48,860 |
| EdgeConneX Minneapolis, MN (MSP) | EdgeConneX | 32,738 |
| Centersquare Shakopee MSP1 Data Center | Centersquare | 29,800 |
| Cologix MIN3 Data Center | Cologix | 28,000 |
| DataBank West Twin Cities Data Center (MSP1) | DataBank | 26,240 |
| H5 Minneapolis, MN Data Center | H5 | 17,000 |
| Cologix MIN4 Data Center | Cologix | 16,000 |
| Cologix MIN5 Data Center | Cologix | 10,000 |
| Cologix MIN1 Data Center | Cologix | 9,500 |
| DataBank Downtown Minneapolis Data Center (MSP4) | DataBank | 8,170 |
| Cologix MIN2 Data Center | Cologix | 8,000 |