The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
St. Louis County
Mixed Data Center Policies
Minnesota keeps tax breaks for qualifying data-center equipment and software, but electricity is taxable, adding operating costs. Qualifying large centers also face annual fees and labor and building conditions; projects meeting general thresholds may require environmental review.
Rating and summary from Minnesota statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for St. Louis County.
Specific to St. Louis County only.
failed · Unincorporated areas; proposed data center amendments were excluded from the amendments considered for enactment on May 5, 2026Excludes the proposed data-center zoning changes from the May 5, 2026 amendments, so this ordinance update does not establish new data-center rules.Minnesota St. Louis County Proposed Ordinance 62 Data Center Amendments
What this means
The Minnesota county’s amendment notice says the proposal does not include the data-center changes, so it adds no data-center-specific restrictions or benefits. The separate Missouri resolution only proposes considering data-center rules and provides no details about what they would require.
People behind it
- St. Louis County Board of Commissioners
Expected to enact the proposed amendments to St. Louis County Planning and Zoning Ordinance Number 62.
- St. Louis County Planning Commission
Held the public hearing on the proposed Minnesota ordinance amendments and initiated or proposed zoning ordinance amendments in the cited materials.
- Nancy Nilsen
County Auditor-Treasurer who issued and signed the notice of intention to enact the Minnesota ordinance amendments.
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- Phil Chapman
Deputy Auditor/Clerk of the County Board who signed the Minnesota amendment notice on behalf of the County Auditor.
- Planning and Zoning Director
County official responsible for administering the St. Louis County, Minnesota, Zoning Ordinance.
- Chair
Chair of the St. Louis County, Missouri, Planning Commission, which adopted the resolution expressing intent to hold a public hearing on zoning amendments.
- Director of Planning
Planning Commission official who attested the Missouri resolution expressing intent to amend the zoning ordinance.
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