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PowerHouse Hobart data center

PowerHouse Data Centers has announced PowerHouse Hobart data center, a data center project in Hobart, IN. Reported capacity is 450 MW. Rumored / unconfirmed: Cleanview and Compute Atlas list a 450 MW PowerHouse Data Centers project in Hobart targeted for 2027, separate from the AWS Hobart campus. No local coverage found; may be a developer-side listing.

450 MWPlanned capacity

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Hobart residents await judge's ruling in data center case
chicagotribune.comOct 20, 2026
Amazon providing data center updates on Zoom for Hobart residents
chicagotribune.comOct 19, 2026

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Records and documentation

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: PowerHouse Data Centers
County: Lake County, IN
Capacity: 450 MW
Address: Hobart, IN
Stage: Announced

Size: not on file

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RenderingRendering: PowerHouse Data Centers
Aerial imageryAerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain)
Hobart residents await judge's ruling in data center caseChicago Tribune
Amazon providing data center updates on Zoom for Hobart residentsChicago Tribune
Hobart delays final approval of Amazon data center platChicago Tribune
Hobart residents file injunction for data center decisions made at meetingChicago Tribune
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News