Google says the generators will use ultra low sulfur diesel or a renewable alternative.
Google Fort Wayne data center
Google lists a data center at Fort Wayne, Indiana among the sites it operates. It is running, as reported August 21, 2026.
How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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.
- Land
- 900 acres
- third party estimate [28]
- Power it would draw
- Not disclosed
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- as stated by the source
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
- Where its power comes from
- ultra-low sulfur diesel or Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)
- as stated by the source [33]
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | Not disclosed | |||
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | as stated by the source | October 6, 2026 | ||
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | 900 acres | third party estimate | [28] inkfreenews.com | October 6, 2026 |
| Where its power comes from | ultra-low sulfur diesel or Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) | as stated by the source | [33] 21alivenews.com | October 6, 2026 |
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
Jobs once it runs, also reported: 200 jobs, 2026 (InkFreeNews.com: Google expects facility to add about 200 jobs as operations expand) .
Tax it would pay each year, also reported: 1,000,000 USD, 2026 (The Journal Gazette: Google's data center is top 10 taxpayer for the county and all tax increment financing revenue would be used for southeast development with only $1 million used so far) .
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 useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Allen County and Fort Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | Moratorium period to allow Department of Planning Services to develop recommendations on zoning, approval processes, environmental considerations, and safety for large scale data center projects | wboi.org | |
| Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne City Council delays decision on data center moratorium by three weeks | wboi.org | |
| Fort Wayne | Moratorium would block council approval of new data center projects but would not impact existing Google data center in southeast Fort Wayne | 21alivenews.com | |
| Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne City Council postponed vote on one year data center moratorium to October 13, 2026 | 21alivenews.com | |
| Fort Wayne | Council would create Community Infrastructure and Environmental Review Commission with nine members to examine large projects | journalgazette.net | |
| Fort Wayne | Proposed moratorium would block council approval of new data center projects for one year but would not affect existing Google data center | journalgazette.net |
1 earlier decision on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne City Council held vote on one year data center moratorium and postponed final vote to October 13, 2026 | journalgazette.net |
What happened
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Moratorium (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Google data center under construction on Adams Center Road in southeast Fort Wayne is exempt from proposed moratorium legislation [32]
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Google's data center was first proposed as Project Zodiac and officially announced in spring 2024 [31]
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Earlier permit included 140 emergency generators, five smaller generators, dozens of diesel fuel tanks and nearly 50 cooling towers [28]
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Google filed request for 228 additional diesel generators at Fort Wayne data center [28]
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IDEM approved request in April to increase backup generators from 34 to 179. [34]
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IDEM approved Google's request in April 2026 to increase backup generators from 34 to 179. [30]
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Google filed an air permit modification application in September 2026 requesting 228 more generators at the Fort Wayne data center. [30]
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IDEM approved previous air permit modification in April allowing more than 140 additional emergency generators [29]
18 earlier entries
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In September of last year, IDEM approved a similar request to fill more than two acres of wetlands in an earlier expansion phase. [33]
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The department approved developers' request to fill just over two acres of wetlands earlier this month. [33]
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IDEM first approved 34 main diesel generators for the project back in 2024. [33]
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In April, IDEM approved a request to add more than 140 emergency diesel generators to the data center campus. [33], also [29]
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Google submitted a request to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to add 228 emergency generators to its Fort Wayne data center. [33]
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Google must not clear trees at Fort Wayne data center from April 1 to September 30 to protect federally protected Indiana bat habitat. [27]
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Google must purchase wetland credits from Openings Wetland Mitigation Bank and Indiana Stream and Wetland Mitigation Program to mitigate wetland impact. [27]
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IDEM approved Google's request to fill in additional four acres of wetlands on Fort Wayne data center property. [27]
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This is Google's third air permit modification for the Fort Wayne data center since introduction. [27]
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Original request for Fort Wayne data center was 34 diesel generators. [27]
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Google requests 228 additional diesel emergency generators for Fort Wayne data center on top of 174 existing generators. [27]
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Google filed request for 200+ additional emergency generators at Fort Wayne data center [26]
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Google received approval to add 140+ generators at Fort Wayne data center five months prior to this new request [25]
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Google submitted request for 200+ additional backup generators at Fort Wayne data center [25]
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Developers must provide proof of purchase for wetland credits within one year [24]
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Developers must purchase 4.26 acres of forested wetland mitigation [24]
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Google lists Google Fort Wayne data center at Fort Wayne, Indiana on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026. [1]
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· running (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Google held an open house on August 21 to discuss data center project [35]
What was said
Councilwoman Rohli Booker introduced ordinance creating committee and moratorium on data centers
Broderick Green, Public Affairs Manager for the Google Data Center, says company should have shared information earlier
Every statement about data centers in Indiana, by speaker
6 more statements on this page
via spokesperson
Google says new generators are strictly for emergency operations and legally mandated maintenance checks.
Blaine Sefton, forum attendee, expresses frustration with offloading questions to website and email
Geoff Paddock, Councilman, says Google employees live in Fort Wayne with families and will be part of the community
Director of Economic Development at Indiana Michigan Power
Ashley Savieo, Director of Economic Development at I&M, says Google data center is not causing rates to increase and I&M has ample capacity
Matthew Wirtz, Deputy Director of Engineering at City Utilities, says City Utilities has capacity and ability to serve Google
The site
Where in Fort Wayne is not in the public record. The pin marks the center of Fort Wayne, not a building, and the outline is Allen County.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Running, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 10 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.
- Where
- Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana
- How exactly it is located
- Town level, the center of the city
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at the center of its town.
Comparisons
2 metrics with more than one figure
Permanent jobs
1 figure, 1 sourceShow each source's words
- 200 jobs, InkFreeNews.com: Google expects facility to add about 200 jobs as operations expand
Tax each year
1 figure, 1 sourceShow each source's words
- 1,000,000 USD, The Journal Gazette: Google's data center is top 10 taxpayer for the county and all tax increment financing revenue would be used for southeast development with only $1 million used so far
Questions about this project
7 questions answered from the record
How big is Google Fort Wayne data center?
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The record has one measure of its size: 900 acres (third party estimate, source). Its power capacity is not disclosed.
Who is building Google Fort Wayne data center?
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Google is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Who will use Google Fort Wayne data center?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Google Fort Wayne data center say it needs?
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Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Google Fort Wayne data center stand today?
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It is running, as reported August 21, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 23, 2026: Google data center under construction on Adams Center Road in southeast Fort Wayne is exempt from proposed moratorium legislation [32].
What has Fort Wayne or Allen County decided about it?
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Fort Wayne: Moratorium period to allow Department of Planning Services to develop recommendations on zoning, approval processes, environmental considerations, and safety for large scale data center projects (reported September 23, 2026, source); and Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne City Council delays decision on data center moratorium by three weeks (reported September 23, 2026, source). 7 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
What is still unknown about Google Fort Wayne data center?
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Not disclosed by any source on file: how much power it needs, how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
Sources
Primary documents
- Google: Data center locations, Google, September 14, 2026
Reporting
- Google data center’s third phase under environmental review - WANE 15, WANE 15, March 16, 2026, query feed
- 61526 Fort Wayne leader addresses city council member’s Google data center resolutions, highlights misinformation - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, June 15, 2026, query feed
- Indiana may lose acres of federally protected wetlands to Google's next data center phase - The Cool Down, The Cool Down, August 13, 2026, query feed
- Google suffers setback in attempt to establish construction staging area in Allen County - The Journal Gazette, The Journal Gazette, April 16, 2026, query feed
- Google to Work with Fort Wayne on Water Saving Project - WIBC 93.1 FM, WIBC 93.1 FM, May 2, 2026, query feed
- Google creates website to address questions, concerns about Fort Wayne data center - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, February 17, 2026, query feed
- Google requests permit for third phase of Fort Wayne data center - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, March 17, 2026, query feed
- Fort Wayne resident, expert question Google data center website claims - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, February 25, 2026, query feed
- Representatives from Google, Indiana Michigan Power, and City of Fort Wayne hold public forum on data center - WANE 15, WANE 15, December 11, 2025, query feed
- Google announces Fort Wayne data center is operational ahead of Thursday night community forum - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, December 11, 2025, query feed
- Fort Wayne City Council shoots down drainage, asks Google to pay amid data center drama - WANE 15, WANE 15, January 13, 2026, query feed
- City of Fort Wayne, Greater Fort Wayne Inc. to Host Community Information Forum About Google - Fort Wayne City (.gov), Fort Wayne City (.gov), December 8, 2025, query feed
22 more sources
- Google to fund water tower for data center use, public comment accepted - WANE 15, WANE 15, December 29, 2025, query feed
- ‘Political malpractice’: City Council holds off approving drainage for new Google data center - WANE 15, WANE 15, December 9, 2025, query feed
- Fort Wayne’s Google data center launches website - WANE 15, WANE 15, February 17, 2026, query feed
- City to hold public forum to inform community about Google data center - WANE 15, WANE 15, December 8, 2025, query feed
- Google explains upcoming water vapor near Fort Wayne data center - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, July 20, 2026, query feed
- Advocates protest Google Data Center amid energy cost, public health concerns - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, November 18, 2025, query feed
- Google, I&M Strike Landmark Deal to Share Clean Capacity and Flex AI Load - POWER Magazine, POWER Magazine, August 6, 2025, query feed
- Google inks demand response deal with Midwest utility to support grid reliability - Renewable Energy World, Renewable Energy World, August 4, 2025, query feed
- $2 billion data center now operational in Fort Wayne, Google outlines its plans for the community - WANE 15, WANE 15, December 11, 2025, query feed
- Google plans public forum about Fort Wayne data center following calls from community, City leaders - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, December 8, 2025, query feed
- IDEM approves data center request to fill in wetlands - Indiana Public Media, Indiana Public Media, September 15, 2026, local outlet
- Google seeks approval for over 200 backup generators at Fort Wayne data center - Inside INdiana Business, Inside INdiana Business, September 21, 2026, local outlet
- Google files request for 200+ additional emergency generators at Fort Wayne data center - WNDU, WNDU, September 21, 2026, local outlet
- Google says it needs more emergency generators at its Fort Wayne data center - WBOI, WBOI, September 21, 2026, local outlet
- Google Seeks Approval For 228 Backup Generators At Fort Wayne Data Center - InkFreeNews.com, InkFreeNews.com, September 23, 2026, local outlet
- Google submits new air permit application for additional Fort Wayne data center generators - wowo.com, wowo.com, September 21, 2026, local outlet
- Google wants 200+ more generators at Fort Wayne data center - 963xke.com, 963xke.com, September 22, 2026, local outlet
- Fort Wayne City Council takes some time to work on data center task force, moratorium - The Journal Gazette, The Journal Gazette, September 23, 2026, local outlet
- Fort Wayne City Council delays decision on data center moratorium - WBOI, WBOI, September 23, 2026, local outlet
- Google files request for 200+ additional emergency generators at Fort Wayne data center - WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN, September 21, 2026, local outlet
- Google wants 200+ more generators at Fort Wayne data center - 1039waynefm.com, 1039waynefm.com, September 22, 2026, local outlet
- Aug. 21: Google open house answers questions on data center | News - Fort Wayne Business Weekly, Fort Wayne Business Weekly, August 21, 2026, local outlet
35 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Google Fort Wayne data center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/google-fort-wayne-data-center-in, last verified October 6, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Google Fort Wayne data center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/google-fort-wayne-data-center-in. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Slug
- google-fort-wayne-data-center-in
- Status value
- operational
- Stage
- Running
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/in/allen-county/fort-wayne
- Coordinates
- 41.0881396, -85.1426619
- Location precision
- city
- Location source
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb city centroid, public domain
- Coordinate source
- tigerweb city centroid
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 14, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- not_disclosed
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- third_party_estimate
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Rating of the county's rows
- Not disclosed
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Last verified
- 2026-10-06