A worker inside an AWS data center. Photo from Amazon.
News Release
WHEATFIELD — Amazon Web Services is planning a $7 billion data center campus in Jasper County, marking another major expansion of the company’s growing presence in northern Indiana and potentially generating more than $1 billion in local tax revenue over the next 15 years.
The proposed development would be built on a 304-acre parcel owned by NIPSCO near the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield. Company officials say the site was selected in part because of its proximity to existing power infrastructure, a factor expected to reduce development and operational costs.
The project remains contingent on approval from the Jasper County Council and county commissioners before construction can begin.
The proposal comes as local officials recently approved a zoning change clearing the way for a $5.7 billion modernization of the nearby generating station. Plans for that redevelopment include new natural gas…
https://www.inkfreenews.com/2026/06/03/amazon-plans-7-billion-data-center-project-in-jasper-county/
