Indiana

Martindale-Brightwood, Indiana Residents delay data center decision, demand transparency on risks and benefits

Martindale-Brightwood, Indiana Residents delay data center decision, demand transparency on risks and benefits

Melissa Palmer
January 16, 2026

Martindale-Brightwood residents pushed the Metrobloks data center hearing to Feb. 12, using a continuance to buy time while the city...

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Indianapolis residents are pushing councilors to scrutinize hyperscale data center growth, not just potholes and public safety. Locals are worried...

Early Dowagiac, Indiana data center plans raise power and water concerns

Early Dowagiac, Indiana data center plans raise power and water concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Hyperscale Data Inc is floating a huge expansion in Dowagiac, jumping from a 30 MW data center footprint to 340...

Local pushback blocks 429-acre AI data center rezoning in Shelbyville, Indiana

Local pushback blocks 429-acre AI data center rezoning in Shelbyville, Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Shelbyville’s plan commission just rejected rezoning for a 429-acre industrial data center campus, signaling how local resistance can slow AI...

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Shelbyville just cleared a key political hurdle for a large data center footprint by approving annexation of 429 acres for...

Decatur, Indiana data center plan raises unanswered questions about power, water, taxes

Decatur, Indiana data center plan raises unanswered questions about power, water, taxes

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Residents in Decatur Township are pushing back hard against Sabey Data Centers’ plan for a two-building facility, with zero speakers...

Joliet, Indiana pushback over AI data center reshapes infrastructure planning

Joliet, Indiana pushback over AI data center reshapes infrastructure planning

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Local resistance is stalling what could be one of the largest data centers in Illinois, a 795-acre Hillwood / Powerhouse...

Rising local pushback shows hyperscale AI campuses face growing community limits in indiana

Melissa Palmer
December 17, 2025

Indiana’s early enthusiasm for an $11 billion Amazon hyperscale campus has flipped as residents now push back hard on new...

Indiana battle reshapes plans for Midwest AI data centers and incentives

Indiana battle reshapes plans for Midwest AI data centers and incentives

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

St. Joseph County just blocked rezoning for a $12 billion, 1,057-acre data center near New Carlisle, but the developers can...

Residents leave Fort Wayne, Indiana data center forum without concrete usage details

Residents leave Fort Wayne, Indiana data center forum without concrete usage details

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

Google’s Fort Wayne data center is now operational, and this forum was the first real public airing of concerns about...

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