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DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center

Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana · All 15 DC BLOX sites

PermittedContestedAI likelyRecord updated October 22, 2026

DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center is a permitted data center in Warren Township, Indiana (Marion County), operated by DC BLOX. The public record puts it at 78 MW planned, 150 acres, a reported $2 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Permitted

Operator: DC BLOX
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: Warren Township, Marion County, IN
Coordinates: 39.7800, -86.0500 (approximate)
Power capacity: 78 MW planned
Land: 150 acres
Investment: $2 billion
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: AES Indiana
Power source: Grid
Cooling: Closed loop
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 600 construction
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Contested
Source confidence: Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

July 20, 2026
Permitted
Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission voted 6-1 on 2026-07-15 to approve DC BLOX's scaled-back data center campus at the Thunderbird Commerce Center in Warren Township, the final local approval (rezoning/variance) needed to proceed. Advances the record from proposed to permitted. Source: WFYI

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center in Warren Township, Marion County, Indiana is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Opponents filed an appeal against the hearing examiner's June 11, 2026 approval recommendation; full City-County Council vote pending, likely August 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Opponents filed an appeal against the hearing examiner's June 11, 2026 approval recommendation; full City-County Council vote pending, likely August 2026.

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Power and water

DC BLOX states the campus will be served by AES Indiana and that the company, not ratepayers, funds the utility infrastructure it requires.

Operator states the campus uses closed-loop cooling systems and that ongoing operations require no more water than a typical commercial building.

Notes on the record

Three-building campus, scaled back from an original 28MW-larger plan. Capex breakout: $700-800M construction + $1.3-1.4B in 'servers, networking equipment, and AI hardware' per the developer's own figures. Coordinates are approximate.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised

Which document closes each gap

Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center · Indianapolis · Metrobloks4 mi · Permitted · 75 MW · In litigation
Google Franklin Township Data Center (rezoning withdrawn) · Indianapolis · Google6 mi · Cancelled
Hancock County MegaSite · Surge Development LLC9 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
Mt. Comfort Technology Park · Mount Comfort · EQT Real Estate11 mi · Proposed
American Tower Pike Township Data Center · Indianapolis · American Tower Corporation13 mi · Cancelled · Opposed
Sabey Decatur Technology Park · Decatur Township · Sabey Data Centers13 mi · Permitted · 250 MW · In litigation
RadiusDC Plainfield Campus (Indy I / Indy II) · Plainfield · RadiusDC16 mi · Proposed · 24 MW
Google Project Louie (Morgan County) · Monrovia · Google22 mi · Under construction · In litigation

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center in Warren Township?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center, and how big is it?

DC BLOX is the operator on record. We hold 15 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 78 MW. The site is recorded at 150 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center," updated October 22, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/dc-blox-warren-township-marion-county-in.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/dc-blox-warren-township-marion-county-in, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.DC Blox data center in eastern Indianapolis receives recommendation for approval · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 9, 2026
2.East side data center wins approval, despite community opposition · WFYI · retrieved July 20, 2026
3.DC Blox data center gets key approval despite community opposition · WRTV · retrieved July 20, 2026
4.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
5.Indianapolis Data Center in Marion County, Indianapolis, DC BLOX · DC BLOX · retrieved September 13, 2026

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