Meta breaks ground on $10B data center campus at LEAP district
In Lebanon, Boone County (IN), Lebanon City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Meta breaks ground on $10B data center campus at LEAP district
Lebanon City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:20 Lebanon City Council Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Lebanon City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"include 10 data center buildings. Meta is ready to call the LEAP district home to its $10 billion data center project. >> Here now, we're looking at something that's taking the nation and the country by storm, and that is how do we compete in the world of AI? >> Governor Mike Braun is calling the project a win win, saying it will bring 4,000 construction jobs and up to 300"
- Clip 2 · 0:44 Lebanon City Council Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Lebanon City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"jobs once online. >> Data centers are going to be important. They're going to lift wages in this state, and that's a goal of ours, too, to make sure that as we grow business, we're growing wages. >> Meta says it's committed to paying for all utility upgrades associated with the project, and electricity will be matched with 100% clean renewable energy. It will pay $20 million over 20 years to"
- Clip 3 · 1:26 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Substantive hearing record before Lebanon City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
">> Residents have voiced concerns over how much water the LEAP district could use. Meta says this data center will be a closed loop water system. >> This means for the majority of the year, we're going to actually use zero water. So, we're minimizing water usage as much as possible, and for the water we do use, we're committed to restoring 100% of that here locally in the in the watershed. >> We are not doing anything that would harm um the environment. You know, it's not"
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