Monrovia, IN · Morgan County County · 39.570°N 86.350°W
Google Project Louie (Morgan County)
Key facts
- Location
- Monrovia, IN, Morgan County County
- Capacity
- —
- Powered by
- AES Indiana
- Announced
- 2025
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Land
- 550 acres
- Jobs
- 100 permanent
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: AES Indiana
- Cooling
- Unknown
AES Indiana sole utility provider. IURC Cause No. 46394 filed Apr 22 2026 under HEA 1007; AES planning 1,200 MW on-site substation; 15-year Customer Specific Contract (CSC); all incremental infrastructure costs paid by Google; IURC order expected Sept 2026.
Each building estimated to use up to 4 million gallons per day at maximum capacity per IURC filings; total campus water demand not confirmed as a single figure. Cooling type not confirmed in available sources.
Public subsidies
- Morgan County 40-year local tax exemption on qualified computing equipment (approved May 2025)Morgan County, IN · 2025
- Morgan County 10-year 50% property tax abatement on data center buildings (approved May 2025)Morgan County, IN · 2025
- Indiana Economic Development Corp (IEDC) state tax incentives — up to $42 million over 35 yearsState of Indiana · 2025
Community sentiment
Significant opposition. 'KEEP MONROVIA RURAL' signs appeared along roads and fields; multiple lawsuits filed challenging rezoning decisions, consolidated January 2026, ongoing as of mid-2026. Annexation dispute active July 2026: Monrovia sought to annex Google parcels; county transferred property to RDC under IC 36-4-3-4.3 to block; Google offered $12M sewer plant upgrade in exchange for dropping effort. County commissioners generally supportive (Commissioner Don Adams called Google 'good neighbors'). Google donated $200K to Monrovia FFA and $1M to local nonprofits.
Google pressures Monrovia to end annexation effortStatus history
- Proposed
Rezoning applications filed under shell company 'Woodland Caribou LLC'; Google confirmed as developer October 2025 via public affairs manager Broderick Green
Google behind 390-acre data center development in Morgan County, Indiana - Permitted
Morgan County approved first rezoning (Sept 2025) and second rezoning adding ~158 acres (Oct 2025), bringing campus to ~550 acres; development agreement including tax abatements approved May 2025
Google reveals itself as developer behind 500-acre Morgan County data center campus - Under construction
Site preparation underway April 2026; Mortenson (general contractor), Gradex (site prep/earthwork); AES Indiana IURC Cause No. 46394 filed Apr 22 2026
The billion-dollar neighbor: Data center special report
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
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- Indiana Utility Regulatory CommissionRetrieved:
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- WTHR (NBC Indianapolis)Retrieved:
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