Google Project Louie (Morgan County)

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.

1. 2026

   Under construction
   Site preparation underway April 2026; Mortenson (general contractor), Gradex (site prep/earthwork); AES Indiana IURC Cause No. 46394 filed Apr 22 2026 Source: Indiana Daily Student
2. 2025

   Proposed
   Rezoning applications filed under shell company 'Woodland Caribou LLC'; Google confirmed as developer October 2025 via public affairs manager Broderick Green Source: Data Center Dynamics
3. 2025

   Permitted
   Morgan County approved first rezoning (Sept 2025) and second rezoning adding ~158 acres (Oct 2025), bringing campus to ~550 acres; development agreement including tax abatements approved May 2025 Source: Daily Journal

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Google Project Louie (Morgan County) in Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. Significant opposition.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

Significant opposition. 'KEEP MONROVIA RURAL' signs appeared along roads and fields; multiple lawsuits filed challenging rezoning decisions, consolidated January 2026, ongoing as of mid-2026. Annexation dispute active July 2026: Monrovia sought to annex Google parcels; county transferred property to RDC under IC 36-4-3-4.3 to block; Google offered $12M sewer plant upgrade in exchange for dropping effort. County commissioners generally supportive (Commissioner Don Adams called Google 'good neighbors'). Google donated $200K to Monrovia FFA and $1M to local nonprofits.

Source: Morgan County Correspondent

Power and water

AES Indiana sole utility provider. IURC Cause No. 46394 filed Apr 22 2026 under HEA 1007; AES planning 1,200 MW on-site substation; 15-year Customer Specific Contract (CSC); all incremental infrastructure costs paid by Google; IURC order expected Sept 2026.

Each building estimated to use up to 4 million gallons per day at maximum capacity per IURC filings; total campus water demand not confirmed as a single figure. Cooling type not confirmed in available sources.

Public money on the record

Notes on the record

Codename 'Project Louie'; Google initially concealed via shell company 'Woodland Caribou LLC'. Campus totals approximately 550 acres in Morgan Township east of Monrovia (bounded by Keller Hill Rd, N Antioch Rd, SR-42, W Union Church Rd); additional ~80 acres acquired within Monrovia town limits, bringing total Google holdings to ~628 acres. Planned 1,200 MW AES Indiana substation per IURC Cause No. 46394 (filed Apr 22 2026); that figure is the utility substation capacity ceiling, not a confirmed steady-state data center load, treated as notes per spec. Six buildings plus substation planned. Reported total investment ~$1 billion (IDS News; not confirmed as a firm Google-stated commitment, left out of investmentUsd). Land acquisition spend: ~$78 million for ~15 parcels Sep-Nov 2025. Coordinates approximate (site east of Monrovia near SR-42/Keller Hill Rd area). Annexation dispute with Town of Monrovia active July 2026: county transferred Google parcels to RDC under IC 36-4-3-4.3 to block annexation; Google offered $12M sewer plant upgrade to Monrovia to drop the effort.

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.

• Sabey Decatur Technology Park · Decatur Township · Sabey Data Centers10 mi · Permitted · 250 MW · In litigation
• Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center · Indianapolis · Metrobloks20 mi · Permitted · 75 MW · In litigation
• Vantage Pittsboro Campus · Pittsboro · Vantage Data Centers21 mi · Permitted · 400 MW
• DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center · Warren Township · DC BLOX22 mi · Permitted · 78 MW · Contested
• Hancock County MegaSite · Surge Development LLC30 mi · Cancelled · Opposed

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