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- Google takes over Project Maize data center campus in Michigan City, Indiana - Data Center DynamicsData Center Dynamics· Apr 20, 2026
- Alphabet signs energy supply agreement with Indiana utility NiSource to power large scale data center in Northern Indiana - Data Center DynamicsData Center Dynamics· Apr 17, 2026
- Google data center construction underway in Michigan City - WSBTWSBT· Apr 16, 2026
- Fort Wayne residents are getting a Google data center, but some worry about the cost - WFYIWFYI· Dec 16, 2025
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.