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QLEVR Charlestown Data Center

Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana

ProposedContestedRecord updated September 1, 2026

QLEVR Charlestown Data Center is a proposed data center in Charlestown, Indiana (Clark County), operated by QLEVR LLC. The public record puts it at 3 MW planned, 12 acres, a reported $105 million investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
QLEVR LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
1600 Cristiani Parkway, Charlestown, Clark County, IN
Coordinates
38.4517, -85.6700 (approximate)
Power capacity
3 MW planned
Land
12 acres
Investment
$105 million
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
20 permanent
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
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. June 2026
    Proposed
    Proposal filed for Shadow Lake Industrial Park; public hearing set for June 9 with Advisory Plan Commission review pending. Source: News and Tribune

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. QLEVR Charlestown Data Center in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The site is directly across from the Woodford Drive residential area; residents raised environmental concerns and Mayor Treva Hodges said she wanted higher expectations for developers and suggested delaying approval.

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.

The site is directly across from the Woodford Drive residential area; residents raised environmental concerns and Mayor Treva Hodges said she wanted higher expectations for developers and suggested delaying approval.

Source: News and Tribune

Power and water

Closed-loop cooling with water recycling; an initial fill of 50,000-60,000 gallons and roughly 33 gallons per day of ongoing demand.

Notes on the record

A 55,000 sq ft, 3 MW facility on 12 acres in Shadow Lake Industrial Park, with a stated 14-16 month construction period. The developer did not request tax abatements and says it will pay for any required utility upgrades.

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
  • Which utility serves it
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.
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 QLEVR Charlestown Data Center in Charlestown?

Yes. QLEVR Charlestown Data Center in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The site is directly across from the Woodford Drive residential area; residents raised environmental concerns and Mayor Treva Hodges said she wanted higher expectations for developers and suggested delaying approval.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the QLEVR Charlestown Data Center?

No lawsuit over QLEVR Charlestown Data Center 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 QLEVR Charlestown Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for QLEVR Charlestown 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 QLEVR Charlestown Data Center, and how big is it?

QLEVR LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 3 MW. The site is recorded at 12 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "QLEVR Charlestown Data Center," updated September 1, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qlevr-charlestown-clark-county-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/qlevr-charlestown-clark-county-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.Data center proposed for Charlestown's Shadow Lake Park · News and Tribune · retrieved September 1, 2026

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