Project Maize
Michigan City, LaPorte County, IN
Source: Primary source
Project Maize is a proposed data center in LaPorte County, IN, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkCancelled project taken over by Google, April 2026 Announced investment: $0.83. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityProject Maize
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- IDEM schedules public hearing on Google data center wetland permit - wowo.comwowo.com· Aug 25, 2026
- Google data center expansion overview following new wetland expansion request - wowo.comwowo.com· Aug 21, 2026
- Google hosting open house on Fort Wayne data center - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, INWPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN· Aug 19, 2026
- Indiana may lose acres of federally protected wetlands to Google's next data center phase - YahooYahoo· Aug 13, 2026
- Google Data Center Power Deal Draws Opposition - InkFreeNews.comInkFreeNews.com· Aug 11, 2026
- New power line becomes issue in AES plan to serve Google data center – Inside INdiana Businessinsideindianabusiness.com· Aug 10, 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.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Kesling Intermediate School in Laporte, is 1.2 mi from this site (903 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.