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Google Fort Wayne data center, in order

What happened with this project, oldest first: the stages it reached, what the county and its cities decided, and every dated step on the record. Each entry links its source.

10 events, January 1, 2024 to September 2026. Also on the record, under the month each belongs to: 8 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 23 lines that are not events of their own. The facts, newest first: the record; the place: Indiana.

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Stages

  1. running

Now: running. A stage is the record's status after the entry that set it (the definitions).

2024 2 events

  1. (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

    Entry

    IDEM first approved 34 main diesel generators for the project back in 2024. [33]

  2. (the year its own sentence names; filed under Sep 23, 2026)

    Entry

    Google's data center was first proposed as Project Zodiac and officially announced in spring 2024 [31]

2025 5 under the months

  1. Also in December 2025: 5 statements

    1. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Blaine Sefton, forum attendee

      Blaine Sefton, forum attendee, expresses frustration with offloading questions to website and email WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN local outlet

    2. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Broderick Green, Public Affairs Manager for the Google Data Center

      Broderick Green, Public Affairs Manager for the Google Data Center, says company should have shared information earlier WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN local outlet

    3. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Geoff Paddock, Councilman

      Geoff Paddock, Councilman, says Google employees live in Fort Wayne with families and will be part of the community WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN local outlet

    4. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Ashley Savieo, 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 WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN local outlet

    5. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Matthew Wirtz, Deputy Director of Engineering at City Utilities

      Matthew Wirtz, Deputy Director of Engineering at City Utilities, says City Utilities has capacity and ability to serve Google WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN local outlet

2026 8 events

  1. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

    Entry

    IDEM approved previous air permit modification in April allowing more than 140 additional emergency generators [29]

  2. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

    Entry

    In April, IDEM approved a request to add more than 140 emergency diesel generators to the data center campus. [33]

  3. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)

    Entry

    IDEM approved request in April to increase backup generators from 34 to 179. [34]

  4. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)

    Entry

    IDEM approved Google's request in April 2026 to increase backup generators from 34 to 179. [30]

  5. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

    running

    Google held an open house on August 21 to discuss data center project [35]

  6. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

    Entry

    In September of last year, IDEM approved a similar request to fill more than two acres of wetlands in an earlier expansion phase. [33]

  7. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 21, 2026)

    Entry

    The department approved developers' request to fill just over two acres of wetlands earlier this month. [33]

  8. (the month its own sentence names; no day is given; filed under Sep 22, 2026)

    Entry

    Google filed an air permit modification application in September 2026 requesting 228 more generators at the Fort Wayne data center. [30]

  9. Also in September 2026: 3 statements, 3 figures from other sources and 23 lines that are not events of their own

    1. (the day the page was read; it gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google lists Google Fort Wayne data center at Fort Wayne, Indiana on its own page of data center locations, read September 14, 2026. [1]

    2. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Developers must provide proof of purchase for wetland credits within one year [24]

    3. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Developers must purchase 4.26 acres of forested wetland mitigation [24]

    4. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      This is Google's third air permit modification for the Fort Wayne data center since introduction. [27]

    5. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Original request for Fort Wayne data center was 34 diesel generators. [27]

    6. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google requests 228 additional diesel emergency generators for Fort Wayne data center on top of 174 existing generators. [27]

    7. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google filed request for 200+ additional emergency generators at Fort Wayne data center [26]

    8. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google received approval to add 140+ generators at Fort Wayne data center five months prior to this new request [25]

    9. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google submitted request for 200+ additional backup generators at Fort Wayne data center [25]

    10. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google submitted a request to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to add 228 emergency generators to its Fort Wayne data center. [33]

    11. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google must not clear trees at Fort Wayne data center from April 1 to September 30 to protect federally protected Indiana bat habitat. [27]

    12. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google must purchase wetland credits from Openings Wetland Mitigation Bank and Indiana Stream and Wetland Mitigation Program to mitigate wetland impact. [27]

    13. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      IDEM approved Google's request to fill in additional four acres of wetlands on Fort Wayne data center property. [27]

    14. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Google, via spokesperson

      Google says new generators are strictly for emergency operations and legally mandated maintenance checks. WBOI local outlet

    15. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Google

      Google says the generators will use ultra low sulfur diesel or a renewable alternative. 963xke.com local outlet

    16. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry · Moratorium

      Google data center under construction on Adams Center Road in southeast Fort Wayne is exempt from proposed moratorium legislation [32]

    17. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Earlier permit included 140 emergency generators, five smaller generators, dozens of diesel fuel tanks and nearly 50 cooling towers [28]

    18. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Entry

      Google filed request for 228 additional diesel generators at Fort Wayne data center [28]

    19. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      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

    20. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Fort Wayne City Council delays decision on data center moratorium by three weeks wboi.org

    21. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Moratorium would block council approval of new data center projects but would not impact existing Google data center in southeast Fort Wayne 21alivenews.com

    22. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Fort Wayne City Council postponed vote on one year data center moratorium to October 13, 2026 21alivenews.com

    23. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Council would create Community Infrastructure and Environmental Review Commission with nine members to examine large projects journalgazette.net

    24. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Proposed moratorium would block council approval of new data center projects for one year but would not affect existing Google data center journalgazette.net

    25. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Decision · Fort Wayne (city)

      Fort Wayne City Council held vote on one year data center moratorium and postponed final vote to October 13, 2026 journalgazette.net

    26. (said in the source itself)

      Statement · Rohli Booker, Fort Wayne City Councilwoman

      Councilwoman Rohli Booker introduced ordinance creating committee and moratorium on data centers WBOI local outlet

    27. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Figure · InkFreeNews.com

      200 jobs: Google expects facility to add about 200 jobs as operations expand InkFreeNews.com local outlet

    28. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Figure · The Journal Gazette

      1,000,000 USD: 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 Journal Gazette local outlet

    29. (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

      Figure · The Journal Gazette

      2,000,000,000 USD: Google's data center project is $2 billion and became operational in December with plans for more buildings on 892 acre campus The Journal Gazette local outlet

On the timeline: a stage change; an entry that reports an act on the day the source or its own sentence gives; and a decision, a published scorecard event on a row at or under the record's county, that reports an act. Under the months: a statement that names this record, a figure another source gave about it, matched by place and developer, an entry dated only by the day its source was published, and an entry or a decision that describes rather than reports an act. Each is on the record in its own right and keeps its own link.

For researchers
Slug
google-fort-wayne-data-center-in
Status value
operational
Events on the timeline
10
Under the months
34
Stage changes
1
Decisions
7
Statements
8
Figures
3
Entries and decisions under the months
23