Rural Lake County Data Center
Lake County, IN
Source: Primary source
Rural Lake County Data Center is a proposed data center in Lake County, IN.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview
source: linkRezoning unanimously approved for a proposed data center in rural Lake County, Indiana. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.
In the news
source: Google News- How Utahns Took on Mr. Wonderful and a Data Center on the Great Salt LakeThe New York Times· Jun 14, 2026
- Lake County Council Approves Zoning for Eagle Creek Township Data Center Despite OppositionConstruction Review· Jun 9, 2026
- ‘Taking this issue extremely seriously’: Lake County pursues data center moratoriumDaily Herald· Jun 9, 2026
- Rezoning unanimously approved for data center in rural Lake Countynwitimes.com· Jun 9, 2026
- Residents mobilizing against $5B Project Shirley data center projectnwitimes.com· Jun 4, 2026
- Can resistance stop a massive data center next to the Great Salt Lake?High Country News· Jun 4, 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, Colonel John Wheeler Middle School in Crown Point, is 1,014 ft from this site (1,046 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.