Inver Grove Heights carves out exception to data-center ban
The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-1 to exempt QLevr LLC's planned data center at the former Travel Tags property from a one-year moratorium on data centers.[1]
Council member Tony Scales said fighting QLevr's lawsuit could cost the city at least $20 million and still likely end with the data center being built.[1] QLevr sued the city in July, saying its application was submitted before the moratorium and that the project should be exempt, the company warned through its attorney.[1]
The city imposed a one-year moratorium on data centers before the council vote.[1] QLevr's proposed facility would be about 54,000 square feet and use roughly 5 megawatts of power.[1] The company says it would use closed-loop water cooling and that its water consumption would be comparable to one or two homes.[1]
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- Inver Grove Heights imposed a one‑year moratorium on data centers, then voted 3-1 to exempt QLevr LLC’s project at the former Travel Tags property.
- QLevr sued the city in July over the moratorium, claiming its application was submitted before the ban and warning the council through its attorney that the project should be exempt.
- Council Member Tony Scales said fighting the lawsuit could cost the city at least $20 million and still likely result in the data center being built.
- The proposed facility is 54,000 square feet, would use about 5 megawatts of power, and employ closed‑loop water cooling with water use comparable to one or two homes.
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