Data centers in Indiana: projects, fights & moratoriums

Projects

• Clinton County data center (715 acres) (Clinton County): blocked. Commissioners unanimously denied rezoning; 12-month bar on similar request
• New Carlisle data center rezoning (St. Joseph County): blocked. County Council denied rezoning 7-2 after marathon meeting
• Franklin Township campus (468 acres) (Marion County): withdrawn. Google formally withdrew rezoning petition after opposition
• Google Monrovia data center (Morgan County): under construction. IURC approved AES Indiana's network upgrade plan to serve the project; Monrovia annexation remains contested
• Meta Jeffersonville Data Center (Clark County): under construction. Meta info sheet (accessed 2026-10-16): broke ground 2024; jobs listed 'once completed'
• AWS New Carlisle campus (St. Joseph County): under construction. Investment passes $13.8B; 767 MW SBN210 expansion awaits wetlands/401 water permits
• Microsoft La Porte campuses (LaPorte County): under construction. Broke ground on 6-building first campus; council approved annexation/rezoning of 1,000+ acres for second campus (17 buildings total)
• Meta Lebanon IN data center (Boone County): under construction. Meta info sheet (accessed 2026-10-16): investment $10B+, jobs listed 'once completed'

Upcoming hearings & votes

• 2026-10-19: Lake Superior Court, Civil Division (Room 7), Oral arguments in residents' challenge to Hobart's data center rezoning and site plan approvals; the city, developers and Amazon seek dismissal
• 2026-10-21: Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission, Public hearing on UZO Amendment 129: permanent large data center rules (closed-loop cooling, utility commitments, noise, decommissioning)

By county

Boone · Clark · Clinton · LaPorte · Lake · Marion · Morgan · Posey · St. Joseph · Tippecanoe