IU Data Center

IU 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.

• Wind21.6%
• Natural Gas21.4%
• Coal20.5%
• Solar18.4%
• Nuclear14.1%
• Imports2.2%
• Other1.8%

Real-time generation mix for the MISO grid this site draws from, as of Jun 16, 2026, 4:35 PM. ISO-wide, not this facility's own metering. Source: gridstatus.

• ‘This is an urgent matter’: Bloomington Common Council to consider resolution on existential threat of artificial intelligence

  Fox 59· Jun 9, 2026
• Illinois data centers spark debate; governor urges regulations

  CIProud.com· May 19, 2026
• Bloomington City Council to discuss data center moratorium

  CIProud.com· May 14, 2026
• Southwest Minnesota board says no to proposed $4 billion data center complex

  Star Tribune· Apr 21, 2026
• Controversial data center provision will not advance after backlash

  IndyStar· Feb 6, 2026
• Not-so-magic machines: The real cost of artificial intelligence, and why Ohio is the planned site of more data centers

  WTOL· Sep 18, 2025

No 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.

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.

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Bloomington), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

The 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).

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.