Google Fort Wayne
Hendricks County, IN
Source: Primary source
Google Fort Wayne is an operating data center in Hendricks County, IN, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 480 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Fort Wayne is a hyperscale data center in Hendricks County, Indiana, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. Operating since 2024, the site carries a reported power capacity of 480 MW, drawing electricity from Hendricks County Rural E M C within the MISO grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Fort Wayne
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas33.4%
- Coal28.2%
- Solar13.1%
- Imports11.0%
- Nuclear9.7%
- Other3.0%
- Wind1.6%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jul 15, 2026, 9:20 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- Don't let Google's data center seize Morgan County families' land | Opinion - IndyStarIndyStar· Jul 15, 2026
- Indiana regulators OK energy project tied to Google’s Morgan County data center - dailyjournal.netdailyjournal.net· Jul 13, 2026
- Indiana regulators OK energy project tied to Google’s Morgan County data center - Inside INdiana BusinessInside INdiana Business· Jul 10, 2026
- Union files complaint against Google data center, asks state to intervene in construction - nwitimes.comnwitimes.com· Jun 24, 2026
- Labor union calls for review of Google’s Michigan City data center project - Inside INdiana BusinessInside INdiana Business· Jun 24, 2026
- Fort Wayne council member seeks accountability on Google data center promises - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, INWPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN· Jun 9, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 480 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.55 gal/kWh embedded in MISO grid mix. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Indianapolis), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, North Elementary School in Danville, is 2.0 mi from this site (650 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.