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EQT Real Estate Mt. Comfort Technology Park

Plans have been filed for EQT Real Estate Mt. Comfort Technology Park, a data center in Hancock County, IN. EQT Real Estate filed a letter of intent with Hancock County commissioners (Aug 14, 2026) for a multi-billion-dollar, 4M-sq-ft data center campus on 130 acres near Mt. Comfort; rezoning to Industrial General planned with a county plan commission hearing Sept 22 and open house Sept 30, 2026. Phased 2027-2030; $22M/yr PILOT proposed. (Source dated 2026-08-14.).

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Indiana state legislation

IURC Cause No. 46097 - Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) Large-Load TariffApprovalin.govIURC approved (Feb 2025) a modified large-load tariff for new/expanding loads >70MW single-site: 12-year minimum term, 80% minimum-billing-demand floor, 24-month collateral, exit fee. Settling parties included OUCC, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Data Center Coalition -- driven by AWS's ~$11B "Project Rainier" (New Carlisle) and Google's Fort Wayne data center.Download
IURC Cause No. 46183 - NIPSCO GenCo Dedicated-Generation FrameworkApprovaliurc.portal.in.govIURC approved (Sept 2025, reaffirmed Nov 2025) a settlement letting GenCo (a NIPSCO affiliate) own/build dedicated generation for large loads so existing customers aren't cost-burdened. Built to serve Amazon data centers.Download
IURC Cause No. 46322 - NIPSCO/GenCo Special Contract + PPA (Amazon)Approvalsecure.in.govOrder issued June 2026 -- GenCo to build two 1.3GW gas plants + 400MW/4hr battery storage, power delivery to Amazon starting Jan 2027 ramping to 2.4GW by 2032. NIPSCO projects ~$1B ratepayer savings.Download
IURC Cause No. 45647 - Duke Energy Indiana TDSIC (Meta Jeffersonville Cost Recovery)Approvalin.govOngoing transmission/distribution infrastructure cost-recovery docket; ~$216M of network upgrades tied to the Meta Jeffersonville data center were recovered through this mechanism, later reviewed by the Indiana Supreme Court on cost allocation.Download
SB0079 - Data center development.Legislationlegiscan.comSenator Deery added as second author Jan 6, 2026Description comingDownload
HB1245 - IURC study of data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comIn committee Jan 5, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: EQT Real Estate
County: Hancock County, IN
Address: Hancock County, IN
Stage: Planned

Capacity and size: not on file

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