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What Can I Do as a Minnesota Voter Concerned about Hyperscale Data Centers?

If you are a member of a union, or have friends in unions, please ask your local if they support the AFL-CIOs 2026 position opposing data center protections.
Write letters to the editor to your local newspaper.
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Find out the positions of your local candidates for State Senate and State House. See above for some key questions you can ask.
Demand that candidates for Governor make real detailed commitments to protecting communities.

What is your position on Minnesota state sales tax breaks for Data Centers?
Should local governments be allowed to keep information about proposed data center projects secret through (NDAs)?
Should Minnesota require separate water use permits for data centers, instead of allowing facilities to “piggyback” onto existing municipal permits?
More than 15 hyperscale data centers have been proposed in Minnesota. What will you do to protect Minnesota communities, and our shared environment from the negative impacts of hyperscale data centers?
Should Minnesota require a state-level permit and environmental review before a hyperscale data center can be built?
Data centers can cause significant noise, light, and air pollution for nearby communities. Should Minnesota require specific protections to combat these impacts before any projects move forward?
Data centers are massive electricity users. What would you do to keep electricity affordable and reliable for Minnesotans while still meeting our clean energy goals? And who should pay for the new energy generation and transmission infrastructure needed to serve these projects?