Following a move by the city council, Sioux Falls could see its first hyperscale data center.
The Sioux Falls city Council agreed to change 160-acres of land between Sioux Falls and Brandon from residential to a light development area. The land in question was owned by Xcel Energy and sold to Gemini Capital, a Los Angeles-based company.
Gemini formed Gemini Data Center SD, LLC with plans to build a hyperscale data center. Data centers have been the buzz in South Dakota’s business community, as the state’s cooler climate is beginning to attract such projects to lower facility costs…