Data Center Registry

QLEVR Charlestown Data Center

Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana

PermittedContestedRecord updated October 16, 2026

QLEVR Charlestown Data Center is a permitted 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.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Permitted

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.

October 16, 2026
Permitted
Charlestown Advisory Plan Commission voted 4-3 on July 20, 2026 that the development plan meets light-industrial zoning, with conditions (berm, blasting surveys, environmental study). Source: Louisville Public Media
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.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

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.

Meta Jeffersonville Data Center · Jeffersonville · Meta9 mi · Under construction · 407 MW · Opposed
Western Hospitality Partners Commerce Parkway Data Center · La Grange · Western Hospitality Partners15 mi · Cancelled
Flexential Louisville - Downtown · Louisville · Flexential15 mi · Operating
Flexential Louisville - East (NAS-equivalent LOU-East) · Louisville · Flexential15 mi · Operating
BluegrassNet Louisville Data Center · Louisville · Intermart, Inc. (BluegrassNet)15 mi · Operating
Project Lincoln: OC Data Center · La Grange · Western Hospitality Partners16 mi · Cancelled · 600 MW · Opposed
Dermody Properties Kramers Lane Data Center · Louisville · Dermody Properties (DPIF4 KY 6 KRAMERS, LLC)19 mi · Proposed · Opposed
PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) · Louisville · PowerHouse Data Centers20 mi · Under construction · 402 MW · Opposed

Tell us about your situation

Living near QLEVR Charlestown Data Center?

Tell us the basics. Where a participating attorney in your state is available, we may share your information with them with your consent. Free, no obligation, and no guarantee anyone will contact you.

By checking this box and submitting this form, I provide my electronic signature and my express written consent to receive calls and text messages about my potential claim from SueDataCenters.org (Theory Road LLC) and, where one is available for my situation, a participating attorney or law firm or their agents at the phone number I provided, including calls and texts made using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice, even if my number is on a federal, state, or company Do Not Call list. My consent is not a condition of submitting this form or of purchasing any goods or services. Message frequency varies, message and data rates may apply, and I can reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help at any time. I agree to the Privacy Policy and Advertising Disclosure and understand my information may be shared with a participating attorney, and with the other parties described there, as those documents explain. Submitting does not create an attorney-client relationship, and no one is guaranteed to contact me. See our Privacy Policy and Advertising Disclosure.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the QLEVR Charlestown Data Center in Charlestown?

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 October 16, 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 October 16, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/qlevr-charlestown-clark-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/qlevr-charlestown-clark-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.Data center proposed for Charlestown's Shadow Lake Park · News and Tribune · retrieved September 1, 2026
2.Charlestown board advances data center proposal with stipulations · Louisville Public Media · retrieved October 16, 2026

Is a data center disrupting your home?

Tell us what is happening. Where a participating attorney who handles data center cases in your state is available, we may share your information with them with your consent. It is free and carries no obligation, but we cannot promise that anyone will contact you.

Tell us about your situation
|
Independent attorneys
|
No obligation

Tell us about your situation Do I even have a case?

Attorney or law firm handling data center matters? Speak with us