Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle)
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, INDeveloper: Amazon Web ServicesCensus GEOID 18141
- Stage
- Being built
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Water
Amazon Web Services is constructing Project Rainier, a 1,200 acre, 16 building, 2,200 megawatt AI data center campus along Edison Road near New Carlisle in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It is being built; the record holds no sourced date for when it reached that stage.
How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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- This record: Being built, ringed
- data center
- Smaller pins: 28 other published records in Indiana
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Buildings
- 16 buildings operator page, verified October 27, 2026
- Power it would draw
- 2.2 GW the developer's figure About 0.21 times New York City's summer peak demand in 2024.
- Who leads it
- Amazon Web Services as stated by the source
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year
The math behind the comparison
- Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle), capacity: 2,200 MW.
- New York City (NYISO Zone J) summer peak demand, actual, 2024: 10,245 MW (2024).
- 2,200 ÷ 10,245 = 0.21 (MW over MW).
Sources:
- Amazon Web Services (opens in a new tab)
- NYISO, 2025 Load and Capacity Data Report (Gold Book) (opens in a new tab), Table I-4a, Baseline Summer Non-Coincident Peak Demand, Historical and Forecast, page 26, Zone J, 2024 row (2024)
A comparison is arithmetic on two published rows and is never a new fact (how comparisons are made).
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much power it needs | 2.2 GW | the developer's figure | aboutamazon.com (opens in a new tab) | October 27, 2026 |
| How much water it would use | ||||
| How loud it would be | ||||
| Jobs once it runs | ||||
| Tax it would pay each year |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Amazon Web Services | as stated by the source | October 27, 2026 | |
| Who is constructing it | ||||
| How much land | ||||
| Buildings | 16 buildings | operator page, verified October 27, 2026 | aboutamazon.com (opens in a new tab) | October 27, 2026 |
| Where its power comes from | ||||
| Grid connection | ||||
| How it is cooled |
A blank value cell means not disclosed by any source on file; a blank basis cell means the source gave the figure without saying on what basis.
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water use A state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use it A lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Jobs and tax An incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of St. Joseph County and New Carlisle about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | St. Joseph County Council is discussing developing a ban on data centers coming to the county. | wsbt.com (opens in a new tab) | |
| South Bend | South Bend's public works director Eric Horvath and city engineer Kara Boyles signed NDAs with Amazon in 2023 | lpm.org (opens in a new tab) | |
| South Bend | The proposed bill is set for first reading on September 28, 2026 | lpm.org (opens in a new tab) | |
| South Bend | South Bend Common Council members Oliver Davis Jr. and Sherry Bolden Simpson filed a bill banning NDAs about data centers | lpm.org (opens in a new tab) | |
| South Bend | South Bend Mayor James Mueller issued an executive order banning city staff from signing non disclosure agreements about data centers on September 16, 2026 | lpm.org (opens in a new tab) | |
| St. Joseph County | Republican council members proposed a temporary moratorium on new data center projects in St. Joseph County | wsbt.com (opens in a new tab) |
1 earlier decision on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | St. Joseph County leaders debated a two year data center moratorium | wvpe.org (opens in a new tab) |
December 10, 2025 South Bend, IN St. Joseph County Council New Carlisle Data Center Rezoning Hearing
Ahead of the December 10, 2025 St. Joseph County Council rezoning decision near New Carlisle, community and faith groups testified against converting additional prime agricultural land for a third large scale data center campus.
- Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
"we've made our fair share commitment to two with two data centers. A pause. We want a vote. No, we want a no vote tonight, which is large enough and bipartisan that they will not probably try to set up in this county. >> One concern the group has is water usage. They claim the county would set a limit, but they are unsure about that limit. The other concern the group worries about is electricity rates that"
- Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
"to their proximity of the project. >> As he also mentioned, the electric rates will skyrocket. Our rates have already gone up 17 and a.5% over the past 12 months in Indiana and they're going to go up even more. >> St. Joseph County Commissioner Raphael Morton told WSBT22 that AE has told the county and city officials that residential electric bills and water use will not increase. >> We've had experts come in to talk about"
- St. Joseph County Council Member Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
"that the water usage will not affect the residents in our county. Thanks for watching. Here's another story you may like and subscribe to the WSBT22 YouTube channel."
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What happened
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· Status: running (content date)
Amazon Web Services Project Rainier is a 1,200 acre AI data center campus near New Carlisle that began construction in 2024, is now partially operational, and expects up to 2,200 MW peak power demand when fully built out.
The full Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle) timeline, in order
The site
The pin is the site's address.
- Where
- 31000 Edison Road, New Carlisle, IN 46552, New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana [source] (opens in a new tab)
- How exactly it is located
- Exact, at the address
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Global Access Point Union Station (South Bend), 10 mi
- Aunalytics South Bend Data Center (AUSB), 10 mi
- Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus, 14 mi
- Google Michigan City data center, 21 mi
- Amazon Web Services Hobart Data Center Campus, 45 mi
Regulatory and planning exhibits
- Tax Agreement Economic Development and Tax Abatement Resolution 2024-11 (opens in a new tab) [Archived Snapshot] (opens in a new tab)St. Joseph County Council · filed May 14, 2024
Thirty five year tangible personal property tax phase in terms.
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Questions about this project
5 questions answered from the record
How big is Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle)?
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The record has 2 measures of its size: 2.2 GW (the developer's figure, aboutamazon.com (opens in a new tab)) and 16 buildings (operator page, verified October 27, 2026, aboutamazon.com (opens in a new tab)). Its acreage is not disclosed.
Who is building Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle)?
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Amazon Web Services is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle) say it needs?
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Power: 2.2 GW (the developer's figure, aboutamazon.com (opens in a new tab)). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle) stand today?
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It is being built; the date it reached that stage is not sourced, only the day a page was read. The newest entry, July 14, 2026: Amazon Web Services Project Rainier is a 1,200 acre AI data center campus near New Carlisle that began construction in 2024, is now partially operational, and expects up to 2,200 MW peak power demand when fully built out. [1]
What has New Carlisle or St. Joseph County decided about it?
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St. Joseph County: St. Joseph County Council is discussing developing a ban on data centers coming to the county (reported September 22, 2026, wsbt.com (opens in a new tab)); and South Bend (rated case by case): South Bend's public works director Eric Horvath and city engineer Kara Boyles signed NDAs with Amazon in 2023 (reported September 20, 2026, lpm.org (opens in a new tab)). 7 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Tracked project domains
- Developer Promotional Site aboutamazon.com [Site Offline: View Archived Snapshot] (opens in a new tab)
Corporate announcement portal for St. Joseph County economic development agreement.
Reporting
- Data center of attention: What can other communities learn from New Carlisle? - The Statehouse File (opens in a new tab), The Statehouse File, July 14, 2026, query feed
- NiSource Capex Plan Soars 45%, Driven Largely by Planned Data Cen... - industrialinfo.com (opens in a new tab), industrialinfo.com, January 2, 2026, query feed
- St. Joseph County leaders push for third New Carlisle data center ahead of Tuesday vote - WNDU (opens in a new tab), WNDU, December 8, 2025, query feed
- IURC approves American Electric’s I&M for large load tariff settlement - Power Technology (opens in a new tab), Power Technology, February 20, 2025, query feed
- Data centers are choosing Indiana. Is the state’s electricity supply ready? - indianacapitalchronicle.com (opens in a new tab), indianacapitalchronicle.com, June 10, 2024, query feed
- Indiana Approves NiSource-Amazon Data Center Agreements as State Positions for Large-Scale Growth - Construction Review (opens in a new tab), Construction Review, June 26, 2026, query feed
- IURC Approves Key Agreements for Data Center Development in Northern Indiana - buildingindiana.com (opens in a new tab), buildingindiana.com, July 6, 2026, query feed
7 sources on file.
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For researchers
- Stage
- Being built
- Tier
- built from one source
- Tags
- Built from one source
- Coordinates
- 41.6982, -86.4526
- How the location is known
- Location from the site's street address.
- Location source
- https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-15-billion-indiana-data-centers
- Coordinate source
- Amazon Web Services Project Rainier New Carlisle specification and St. Joseph County parcel record
- How capacity was disclosed
- the developer's figure
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 2.2 GW, the developer's figure
- Rating of the county's rows
- Case by case
- Published
- September 28, 2026
- Last verified
- October 27, 2026
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Location source number, Location last verified, EPA registry id, Uses, Tenancy, Cooling, How water was disclosed, How acreage was disclosed, Interconnection