Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus
La Porte, LaPorte County, INDeveloper: MicrosoftCensus GEOID 18091
- Stage
- Being built
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Water
Microsoft broke ground in 2026 on a hyperscale data center campus along Boyd Boulevard in La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana. It is being built, since April 23, 2026.
How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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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
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What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Buildings
- 4 buildings operator page, verified October 27, 2026
- Power it would draw
- 200 MW the developer's figure About 2 percent of New York City's summer peak demand in 2024.
- Who leads it
- Microsoft 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
- Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus, capacity: 200 MW.
- New York City (NYISO Zone J) summer peak demand, actual, 2024: 10,245 MW (2024).
- 200 ÷ 10,245 = 0.02 (MW over MW).
Sources:
- Microsoft (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 | 200 MW | the developer's figure | cityoflaporte.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 | Microsoft | as stated by the source | October 27, 2026 | |
| Who is constructing it | ||||
| How much land | ||||
| Buildings | 4 buildings | operator page, verified October 27, 2026 | cityoflaporte.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 LaPorte County and La Porte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan City | Michigan City Common Council held first reading of Indefinite Temporary Data Center Moratorium Ordinance to block further data center development until comprehensive zoning review completed | lpheralddispatch.com (opens in a new tab) | |
| Michigan City | Michigan City passed a data center moratorium to allow planning staff to develop regulations while an existing Google data center project proceeds | nwitimes.com (opens in a new tab) |
June 15, 2026 La Porte, IN 5/19/26 PM UPDATE: Dallara CEO talks growth; La Porte council approves data center; USDA Deputy S...
In La Porte, LaPorte County (IN), La Porte City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
- La Porte City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
"Speedway. The LaPorte City Council has given unanimous approval for the development of a second Microsoft data center. The council approved an ordinance to annex nine parcels of land totaling more than 1,000 acres for the project, as well as an ordinance to rezone the land for light industrial use. A timeline for the data center's construction is not yet known. A deteriorating motel in Petersburg that has been unused for more than 15 years"
- Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
"National Bank. Join Governor Mike Braun and business and community leaders in Evansville for a conversation on growth, workforce development, and innovation. We'll be at Ridgeway University Center June 9th. RSVP now at ibj.com/innovate. US Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden was in Indianapolis last week scouting potential locations for the agency's regional hub in the city. He spoke with"
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What happened
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· Status: being built (content date)
Microsoft expands plans for La Porte, Indiana data center campus.
The full Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus timeline, in order
The site
The pin is the site's address.
- Where
- 1400 Boyd Boulevard, La Porte, IN 46350, La Porte, LaPorte 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
- Google Michigan City data center, 12 mi
- Amazon Web Services Project Rainier (New Carlisle), 14 mi
- Aunalytics South Bend Data Center (AUSB), 23 mi
- Global Access Point Union Station (South Bend), 23 mi
- Amazon Web Services Hobart Data Center Campus, 32 mi
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Questions about this project
5 questions answered from the record
How big is Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus?
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The record has 2 measures of its size: 200 MW (the developer's figure, cityoflaporte.com (opens in a new tab)) and 4 buildings (operator page, verified October 27, 2026, cityoflaporte.com (opens in a new tab)). Its acreage is not disclosed.
Who is building Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus?
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Microsoft is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus say it needs?
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Power: 200 MW (the developer's figure, cityoflaporte.com (opens in a new tab)). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Microsoft La Porte Data Center Campus stand today?
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It is being built, since April 23, 2026. The newest entry, April 23, 2026: Microsoft expands plans for La Porte, Indiana data center campus. [1]
What has La Porte or LaPorte County decided about it?
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Michigan City: Michigan City Common Council held first reading of Indefinite Temporary Data Center Moratorium Ordinance to block further data center development until comprehensive zoning review completed (reported September 9, 2026, lpheralddispatch.com (opens in a new tab)); and Michigan City: Michigan City passed a data center moratorium to allow planning staff to develop regulations while an existing Google data center project proceeds (September 2, 2026, nwitimes.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
Reporting
- Microsoft expands plans for La Porte, Indiana, data center campus - Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab), Data Center Dynamics, April 23, 2026, query feed
1 source on file.
About this data
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For researchers
- Stage
- Being built
- Tier
- built from one source
- Tags
- Built from one source
- Coordinates
- 41.6025, -86.6884
- How the location is known
- Location from the site's street address.
- Location source
- https://www.cityoflaporte.com/
- Coordinate source
- City of La Porte Microsoft data center campus record
- How capacity was disclosed
- the developer's figure
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 200 MW, the developer's figure
- Published
- October 22, 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, Rating of the county's rows