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Hancock County MegaSite

Hancock County, Indiana

CancelledOpposedRecord updated September 10, 2026

Hancock County MegaSite is a cancelled data center in Indiana (Hancock County), operated by Surge Development LLC. The public record puts it at 775 acres. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator
Surge Development LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
3400 W 500 N, Hancock County, IN
Coordinates
39.8272, -85.8983 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
775 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
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
Opposed
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

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. May 2025
    Cancelled
    Surge Development LLC withdrew its PUD rezoning petition, announced via a county government news release the evening of 2025-05-13, after weeks of public backlash. Baxtel's tracking record for the site lists status as 'Project cancelled before construction.' Source: Baxtel
  2. April 2025
    Proposed
    Planned Unit Development rezoning application for the 775-acre Hancock County MegaSite (data center and industrial use, Buck Creek Township, ~15 miles east of downtown Indianapolis near the Indianapolis Regional Airport) filed with the county; a public informational meeting was held 2025-05-08. Submitted renderings depicted Google-branded buildings, though no end-user was named. Source: Baxtel

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Hancock County MegaSite in Hancock County, Indiana is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Neighbors including the owners of Tuttle Orchards raised concerns ahead of the 2025-05-08 public meeting on rezoning 775 acres of agricultural land in Buck Creek Township.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Neighbors including the owners of Tuttle Orchards raised concerns ahead of the 2025-05-08 public meeting on rezoning 775 acres of agricultural land in Buck Creek Township. In withdrawing, Surge Development said residents sought 'additional specificity and clear direction' on the 'potential impacts and benefits of development in this area,' adding that 'meaningful public participation must remain at the core of this process.'

Source: WIBC

Notes on the record

First development phase was reported to include five buildings and a substation; no capacity (MW) or investment figure was disclosed before the application was withdrawn.

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
  • 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.
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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Hancock County MegaSite data center in Hancock County, Indiana?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Hancock County MegaSite in Hancock County, Indiana is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Neighbors including the owners of Tuttle Orchards raised concerns ahead of the 2025-05-08 public meeting on rezoning 775 acres of agricultural land in Buck Creek Township.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Hancock County MegaSite data center?

No lawsuit over Hancock County MegaSite appears in the record we track as of September 10, 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 Hancock County MegaSite use?

No water withdrawal figure for Hancock County MegaSite 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 Hancock County MegaSite, and how big is it?

Surge Development LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 775 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Hancock County MegaSite," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/surge-hancock-county-megasite-buck-creek-township-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/surge-hancock-county-megasite-buck-creek-township-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.Surge: Hancock County MegaSite · Baxtel · retrieved September 10, 2026
  2. 2.Developer Pulls Application to Build Data Center in Hancock County · WIBC · retrieved September 10, 2026

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