QLevr Charlestown data center
Charlestown, Clark County, IN
QLevr LLC plans QLevr Charlestown data center, a data center in Charlestown, IN. The project is sized at 3 MW with an estimated investment of $105 million. A ~$105M data center proposed by QLevr in Charlestown was approved by the plan commission on July 20, 2026 despite a standing-room-only crowd in opposition; the city council then imposed a one-year moratorium on further data centers (Aug 5, 2026). Compute Atlas lists ~3 MW. (Source dated 2026-07-21.).
- 3 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Indiana state legislation
- IURC Cause No. 46097 - Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) Large-Load TariffIURC 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 FrameworkIURC 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)Order 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)Ongoing 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.Description comingDownload
- HB1245 - IURC study of data centers.Description comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- QLevr LLC
- County
- Clark County, IN
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Address
- Charlestown, IN
- Stage
- Planned
Size: not on file
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Google Street View · nearby land, not the exact site
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