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Data centers in DeKalb County, Indiana

No data center in DeKalb County is on the record. The nearest one planned is QTS Van Wert in Ohio, 42 miles away, being built. The nearest running is Google Fort Wayne data center, 23 miles away.

DeKalb County limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: In Auburn, DeKalb County (IN), DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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The closest data centers to DeKalb County

The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Indiana and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.

  1. Nearest one planned

    Being built

    QTS Van Wert

    Van Wert, Van Wert County · QTS Data Centers

    Latest, reported May 29, 2026: End user customer named for Van Wert data center

    42 miles from the center of DeKalb County to the site.

    thevwindependent.com news outlet
  2. Nearest one running

    Running

    Google Fort Wayne data center

    Fort Wayne, Allen County · Google

    Latest, reported September 23, 2026: Google data center under construction on Adams Center Road in southeast Fort Wayne is exempt from proposed moratorium legislation

    23 miles from the center of DeKalb County to the site.

    wboi.org local outlet

What DeKalb County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.

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DeKalb CountycountyrestrictiveIn Auburn, DeKalb County (IN), DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session. youtube.com query feed Jun 15, 20261 act on this row
Every act on the DeKalb County row
  1. moratorium adopted

    In Auburn, DeKalb County (IN), DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

    youtube.com query feed

Last verified October 27, 2026.

12026-10-27

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June 15, 2026 Auburn, IN Video: Cuddy explains his vote in support of Auburn data center moratorium DeKalb County Board of Commissioners 2clips

In Auburn, DeKalb County (IN), DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

  1. DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Officials and Speakers Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
    "nationwide. These data centers um have more liabilities than than assets. And I just you know, I think the moratorium is a good step, but um you know, I think those of you that are um concerned about the future of Auburn uh becoming a site for these uh data centers, I find it really important"
  2. Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
    "like in lieu of a moratorium, um that that the people speak out against these data storage facilities. So, I want to make sure that um that that #39;s not lost in this that #39;s not lost in this resolution because really it #39;s up to you to make sure that data centers don #39;t happen in Auburn. And we #39;re giving a 12 month moratorium um to"
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Nearby places with records

21 miles away Allen County: 2 data centers on the record.
22 miles away Fort Wayne: 2 data centers on the record.
43 miles away, Ohio Van Wert: 1 data center on the record.
43 miles away, Ohio Van Wert County: 1 data center on the record.
63 miles away, Michigan Cass County: 1 data center on the record.
65 miles away, Michigan Kalamazoo County: 1 data center on the record.

Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Indiana county.

Questions about DeKalb County

Is there a data center near DeKalb County?

No data center in DeKalb County is on the record. The nearest one planned is QTS Van Wert in Ohio, 42 miles from the center of DeKalb County to the site, being built. The nearest running is Google Fort Wayne data center, 23 miles from the center of DeKalb County to the site.

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Is DeKalb County allowing new data centers?

DeKalb County limits new data centers, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The pause on the record: In Auburn, DeKalb County (IN), DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.

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County, DeKalb County
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Researcher view · DeKalb County, Indiana · 0 records, 1 rule row · Census GEOID 18033 · basis and source tier on every row · verified October 27, 2026

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