A data center developer has filed a legal challenge to overturn a moratorium in Eagan, Minnesota.First reported by local press, Eagan Capital has filed a lawsuit against the City of Eagan, challenging a temporary ban on data center developments, according to a legal complaint filed June 15 in the Minnesota District Court.Eagan is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, south of St. Paul. The city approved a one-year moratorium against data center developments in February, blocking any projects above 20MW and upgrades to existing sites above 9MW.Eagan Capital acquired 3199 Pilot Knob Road, a former Unisys data center, in November 2025. The two-story, 118,000 sq ft (10,965 sqm) facility dates back to 1986. At the time of the sale, Eagan Capital was reportedly set to turn the facility into a multi-tenant site.In its complaint, Eagan Capital calls the moratorium unlawful, accusing the city of exceeding its authority, and requests the court invalidate the block.Centra and Oppidan also have facilities in Eagan. Digital Realty has previously sold a facility in the city.Minneapolis bars data centers for six months, Inver Grove Heights passes ban despite legal threatsMeanwhile, the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has officially introduced its own block on data center development.The Minneapolis city council this month approved a temporary moratorium on data center development throughout city limits until a study on their impact can be completed.First approved in May and receiving final approval last week, the five-month block will remain in effect until November 21. It does not impact facilities smaller than 350,000 sq ft (32,516 sqm).The vote was not approved unanimously, with some officials calling the block “troubling” and “policy by fear, not facts.”Inver Grove Heights, a suburb southeast of Minneapolis in Dakota County, introduced its own data center moratorium in May and fully approved it this month. T5 and QLevr were planning to develop a data center in the area.QLevr, a data center-focused real estate firm, had previously threatened legal action against the city if the project was put on hold. It’s unclear if the firm has or will follow through with the legal complaint.The company was looking to develop a which is hoping to develop a 54,000 sq ft (5,110 sqm), 5MW data center on the former Travel Tags site at 5890 Carmen Ave E.Hundreds of towns, cities, and counties across the US have been introducing localized data center moratoria in an effort to block developments in their local area - some with specific projects in mind, others pre-emptively. Some local developers are backing off from certain projects as a result, while others are doubling down in attempts to force projects through.Thor Equities recently filed a lawsuit against officials in Urbana, Ohio, after the city passed its own moratorium. A developer in Cave City, Kentucky, is also seeking to have a block lifted.