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
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
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- Coal20.8%
- Wind20.7%
- Natural Gas19.9%
- Solar18.2%
- Nuclear14.6%
- Imports4.0%
- Other1.8%
Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 2:45 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.
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
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Alphabet Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2018 · term — yr · source
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.