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Karis Critical Deep River Campus

Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana

ProposedNo reception on recordRecord updated September 1, 2026

Karis Critical Deep River Campus is a proposed data center in Merrillville, Indiana (Lake County), operated by Karis Critical. The public record puts it at 180 acres, a reported $900 million investment.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Karis Critical
Facility type
Data center
Location
Merrillville, Lake County, IN
Coordinates
41.4700, -87.2700 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
180 acres
Investment
$900 million
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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. February 11, 2026
    Proposed
    Reported as one of three early-stage Merrillville data center proposals. Source: Government Technology

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 1, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Karis Critical Deep River Campus in Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

Proposed campus on 180 acres on 101st Avenue east of Deep River County Park, at up to $900 million and reported to bring hundreds of jobs. Described as early-stage.

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.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
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.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Karis Critical Deep River Campus in Merrillville?

Nothing on record as of September 1, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Karis Critical Deep River Campus in Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Karis Critical Deep River Campus?

No lawsuit over Karis Critical Deep River Campus appears in the record we track as of September 1, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Karis Critical Deep River Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Karis Critical Deep River Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Karis Critical Deep River Campus, and how big is it?

Karis Critical is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 180 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Karis Critical Deep River Campus," updated September 1, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/karis-critical-deep-river-merrillville-in.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/karis-critical-deep-river-merrillville-in, retrieved September 14, 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. 1.$2B+ in Data Center Projects Planned for Merrillville, Ind. · Government Technology · retrieved September 1, 2026

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