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A public hearing on a Google data center in Hermantown, Minnesota, was shut down by protests and pushed back a day, while the project faces lawsuits and other challenges.
Local opposition and litigation are adding schedule risk to hyperscale siting in the Upper Midwest, a pattern that could lengthen permitting timelines for AI campuses.
Trade pressSlicast · October 27, 2026 at 16:44 UTC · Global · Source: Data Center Dynamics
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