IU Data Center
2750 East Discovery Parkway · Bloomington, Monroe County, IN
Source: OpenStreetMap
IU Data Center is a mapped data center in Monroe County, IN, operated by Prime Data Centers. DataCentersExposed has documented a 94,298 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkIU Data Center is a mapped colocation site in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, operated by Prime Data Centers and tied to an Indiana University data center. Records put its footprint at 94,298 square feet. The site draws power from Duke Energy Indiana, LLC within the MISO grid.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentPrime Data Centers
- Files asPrime Data Centers
- This facilityIU Data Center
The grid behind this site, right now
source: MISO · gridstatus- Natural Gas34.4%
- Coal32.8%
- Solar15.4%
- Nuclear10.2%
- Wind4.1%
- Other2.2%
- Imports0.9%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:05 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: Google News- Public hears pros, cons, uncertainties of data centers at BCPA eventThe Pantagraph· Aug 27, 2026
- Could data centers bring more renewable energy to Central IllinoisYahoo· Aug 27, 2026
- City of Bloomington seeks public input on data center regulationsCIProud.com· Aug 25, 2026
- Letter | Lisa White is the leader Grant County needsThe Cap Times· Jun 18, 2026
- Southwest Minnesota board says no to proposed $4 billion data center complexStar Tribune· Apr 21, 2026
- Controversial data center provision will not advance after backlashIndyStar· Feb 6, 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 public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
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 (Bloomington), 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, University Elementary School in Bloomington, is 1.0 mi from this site (596 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.