Ark Duluth Data Center

Ark Duluth Data Center is a data center in Duluth, MN, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Duluth data-center market on the MISO grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 18.2-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Duluth
State
MN
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Duluth — the market this facility sits in.

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Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Duluth — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Duluth's data center footprint remains nascent, with only 5 tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity. ARK Data Centers holds the largest operator presence with 2 facilities, while First Properties and one unidentified operator each control single assets. The market has attracted regional attention, evidenced by Duluth Chamber support for a proposed Google data center project in nearby Hermantown, though this facility remains in planning stages rather than operational. No recent M&A transactions have been recorded in Duluth proper, indicating limited deal velocity and market maturation. The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects a fundamentally constrained investment environment. The excess-power score of 41/100 signals that available capacity substantially exceeds near-term demand, creating acute utilization risk for new entrants. Simultaneously, the constraint score of 37/100…

Location

Area Duluth, MN, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketDuluth
Grid operatorMISO
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power18.2 months
LocationDuluth, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Ark Duluth Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

ArvigCompudyne, Inc.Consolidated Communications - NorthInvoltaoptbit

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 8 operating generating units totalling 237 MW within about 50 km of Duluth, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Bioenergy161 MW · 5 units · 68%
Hydropower73 MW · 1 unit · 31%
Utility-Scale Solar3 MW · 2 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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