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Sioux Falls, SD · Minnehaha County · 43.583°N 96.685°W

Sioux Falls Technology Park (Gemini Data Center)

Gemini Data Center SD LLC

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This facility is permitted and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

Key facts

Location
Sioux Falls, SD, Minnehaha County
Capacity
500 MW planned
Powered by
Grid (Xcel Energy; adjacent to Xcel's Split Rock substation)
Announced
2025
Last updated

Civic impact

Economics

Land
164 acres

Energy & water

Energy source
Grid · Utility: Xcel Energy

Site adjacent to Xcel's Split Rock substation and Angus Anson power station; an Xcel facility study is in process. The developer committed to funding utility extensions and substation upgrades.

Community sentiment

Contested

The city council approved rezoning unanimously despite hours of opposing public testimony; a citizen petition drive is gathering signatures that could force the rezoning to a public vote. A state 50-year sales-tax exemption bill failed in the 2026 legislative session.

Sioux Falls data center developers detail next steps

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Gemini Data Center SD LLC (a California family office under Michael Anvar) acquired ~164 acres from Xcel Energy northeast of Sioux Falls, adjacent to Xcel's Split Rock substation, and sought city approvals for a data center supporting up to 500 MW. Gemini is the land developer, not the operator; no tenant is signed.

    Hyperscale data center seeking city approvals to build northeast of Sioux Falls
  2. Permitted

    Sioux Falls City Council approved annexation (October 8, 2025) and unanimously approved rezoning from agricultural to light industrial (January 2026), despite hours of opposing testimony. Construction was targeted for 2026 and operation for 2028. The developer committed to funding all utility extensions at its own cost.

    Sioux Falls data center developers detail next steps

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

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