How big is Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)?

The record has one measure of its size: 4 buildings (zoning application, verified October 27, 2026). Its power capacity is not disclosed.

Who is building Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)?

Google is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.

How much power and water does Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis) say it needs?

Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.

What has Indianapolis or Marion County decided about it?

Indianapolis (rated closed): MDC passed 10 year property tax abatement and 15 year enhanced personal property tax abatement for Indianapolis data center (reported September 16, 2026); and Indianapolis: Indianapolis approved construction of three data centers before agreeing to a moratorium through 2027 (reported August 29, 2026). 2 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Stalled or cancelled Built from one source

Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)

Indianapolis, Marion County, INDeveloper: GoogleCensus GEOID 18097

Stage: Stalled or cancelled
Buildings: 4 buildings; zoning application, verified October 27, 2026
Undisclosed in public filings: Power, Land, Water

Google withdrew its rezoning proposal in September 2025 for a 467 acre data center campus at Post Road and East Thompson Road in Franklin Township, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, ahead of a final City County Council vote. It is cancelled; the record holds no sourced date for when it reached that stage.

How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.

1 hearing on the record, 2025

Last verified October 27, 2026 · 5 sources, 0 primary · Built from one source, not yet reviewed in depth by a person. · How to read this page

This record: Stalled or cancelled, ringed
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city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
county boundary

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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: 4 buildings zoning application, verified October 27, 2026
Who leads it: Google as stated by the source
Undisclosed in public filings: Land, Power it would draw, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year

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
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	Google	as stated by the source		October 27, 2026
Who is constructing it
How much land
Buildings	4 buildings	zoning application, verified October 27, 2026	indy.gov (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.
Power the campus would draw A utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
Jobs and tax An incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.

What was decided

Acts of Marion County and Indianapolis 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
Reported September 16, 2026	Indianapolis closed	MDC passed 10 year property tax abatement and 15 year enhanced personal property tax abatement for Indianapolis data center	insideindianabusiness.com (opens in a new tab)
Reported August 29, 2026	Indianapolis closed	Indianapolis approved construction of three data centers before agreeing to a moratorium through 2027	inputfortwayne.com (opens in a new tab)

September 22, 2025 Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis City County Council Franklin Township Google Data Center Rezoning Hearing Indianapolis City County Council 3clips

Minutes before the Indianapolis City County Council was scheduled to vote on September 22, 2025, Google withdrew its rezoning petition for a 468 acre data center campus in Franklin Township after a majority of councilors signaled they would vote to reject the project following months of resident opposition.

Michael Paul Hart, Councilor, Indianapolis City County Council Elected Official transcribed from the official recording
"vote that was needed to secure this big project. Our Alex Almanzo was at tonight's meeting and got reaction from both sides. Just minutes before counselors were set to vote on the project, Google threw in the towel. What was supposed to be a billion dollars investment in Franklin Township disappeared in an instant. And I'd like to announce our intention to withdraw this proposal. Hundreds of residents cheering after Google dropped the proposal that would"
Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording
"have brought a nearly 470 acre data center to town. We're all so happy that this was the right choice tonight. The project, shrouded in secrecy for a majority of its lifetime, received sharp criticism from residents and both sides of the council. I think that's the reason why Google. Their petition today because I've seen how many people came out in 6 years that I've been on this council. I haven't seen both of these overflow rooms and that room full."
Indianapolis City County Council Member Elected Official transcribed from the official recording
"a majority of the council but also flipped opinions. Franklin Township Schools was originally against the project, but after meeting with Google, the school's superintendent said it would bring. Tax relief stemming from funding shortfalls from Senate Bill 1. Though the school didn't share the exact figures that Google provided. Councilor Ron Gibson supported the project. He stands by what would have been a yes vote. A billion dollars is a lot to pass up and uh in terms"

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Said and filed

Statements and filings, side by side

Column A · Dated Statement August 20, 2025

Google LLC Development Counsel & Metropolitan Development Commission Project Applicant & Planning Commission

Venue: Marion County Metropolitan Development Commission Hearing on Petition 2025 CZN 840

"Recommended approval of rezoning 468 acres of agricultural land in Franklin Township for a hyperscale Google data center campus and advanced the petition to the full Indianapolis City County Council."

Column B · Subsequent Recorded Position September 22, 2025

Withdrawal of Rezoning Petition 2025 CZN 840 Minutes Before Indianapolis City County Council Vote

Marion County Rezoning Petition 2025 CZN 840 (Withdrawn Sept 22, 2025)

Agency or Venue: Indianapolis City County Council

"Minutes before the September 22, 2025 Indianapolis City County Council roll call vote, Google formally withdrew rezoning petition 2025 CZN 840 after Councilor Michael Paul Hart and a bipartisan council majority announced they had the votes to reject the campus."

Primary Record / Docket Source ↗

WTHR 13 Indianapolis

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What happened

August 22, 2025 · Status: stalled or cancelled (content date)

Google's data center plan for the south side of Marion County advanced over neighbors' objections in 2025 but Google withdrew its rezoning proposal in 2025.

[2] wfyi.org

The full Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis) timeline, in order

The site

The pin is the site. The shaded outline is the parcel, from the county's own parcel record.

The site map is at the top of the page.

Where: Post Road and East Thompson Road, Indianapolis, IN 46239, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [source] (opens in a new tab)
How exactly it is located: Exact, on the parcel
The parcel: No parcel outline in the public record
Nearest homes: Not computed for a record placed at a place center
Nearest records: Lifeline Data Centers Indianapolis Eastgate, 6.1 mi
Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center, 9.2 mi
DC Blox Irvington data center campus, 9.5 mi
DataBank Indianapolis data center, 9.9 mi
Netrality Data Centers Indy Telcom Center, 9.9 mi
By the straight line between two exact points.

USGS NAIP aerial view of Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis) — LAT 39.69240 / LON -86.00850 Imagery: U.S. Geological Survey / USDA NAIP (Public Domain)

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Keep going

The county Marion County 7 projects on the record. A pause on new data centers is on the record. The state Data centers in Indiana Every Indiana project, the rules on the record and what comes next. Nearest proposal Metrobloks Indianapolis Data Center Indianapolis, Marion County, 9.2 mi away · Proposed

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Questions about this project

5 questions answered from the record

Answered from the rows on this page.

How big is Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)?: The record has one measure of its size: 4 buildings (zoning application, verified October 27, 2026, indy.gov (opens in a new tab)). Its power capacity is not disclosed.
Who is building Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis)?: Google is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis) say it needs?: Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Google Franklin Township Data Center (Indianapolis) stand today?: It is cancelled; the date it reached that stage is not sourced, only the day a page was read. The newest entry, August 22, 2025: Google's data center plan for the south side of Marion County advanced over neighbors' objections in 2025 but Google withdrew its rezoning proposal in 2025. [2]
What has Indianapolis or Marion County decided about it?: Indianapolis (rated closed): MDC passed 10 year property tax abatement and 15 year enhanced personal property tax abatement for Indianapolis data center (reported September 16, 2026, insideindianabusiness.com (opens in a new tab)); and Indianapolis: Indianapolis approved construction of three data centers before agreeing to a moratorium through 2027 (reported August 29, 2026, inputfortwayne.com (opens in a new tab)). 2 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Sources

Primary documents first: filings, minutes, dockets and official pages. Then reporting. The numbers are the ones the entries above cite.

Reporting

New power line becomes issue in AES plan to serve Google data center - Inside INdiana Business (opens in a new tab), Inside INdiana Business, August 10, 2026, query feed
Google’s Indianapolis data center plan advances over neighbors’ objections - Indianapolis Recorder (opens in a new tab), Indianapolis Recorder, August 22, 2025, query feed
Developer lets slip who's behind south side data center, and it's a name you know - IndyStar (opens in a new tab), IndyStar, July 9, 2025, query feed
New power line becomes issue in AES plan to serve Google data center - Indianapolis Business Journal (opens in a new tab), Indianapolis Business Journal, August 10, 2026, query feed
Google backs down from proposed data center after months of community pushback - WFYI (opens in a new tab), WFYI, September 22, 2025, query feed

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