Data Center Registry
QLEVR Charlestown Data Center
Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana
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.
- June 2026ProposedProposal 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.
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.
- Meta Jeffersonville Data Center · Jeffersonville · Meta9 mi · Under construction · 407 MW · Opposed
- Flexential Louisville - Downtown · Louisville · Flexential15 mi · Operating
- Flexential Louisville - East (NAS-equivalent LOU-East) · Louisville · Flexential15 mi · Operating
- Project Lincoln: OC Data Center · La Grange · Western Hospitality Partners16 mi · Cancelled · 600 MW · Opposed
- PowerHouse Data Centers, Louisville (Camp Ground Road) · Louisville · PowerHouse Data Centers20 mi · Under construction · 402 MW · Opposed
- Jefferson Proving Ground Data Center · Madison · Undisclosed29 mi · Permitted · Opposed
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.Data center proposed for Charlestown's Shadow Lake Park · News and Tribune · retrieved September 1, 2026
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