Data center profile · 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Google Fort Wayne (Project Zodiac)

Google's $2B campus on 892 acres in Fort Wayne, Indiana: first phase in service since Dec. 2025, up to 12 buildings, no public megawatt figure.

Operating, expanding. The first phase has been in service since Dec. 2025 and construction continues on later buildings, with wetland and air permits in hand. Google's load in megawatts has never been made public, and residents have petitioned the EPA to object to the air permit.
$2B
initial investment Google announced in Apr. 2024
city abatement filing cites an $845M commitment on the original scope
892 acres
campus size, up to 12 buildings (press)
728 acres annexed into the city in Dec. 2023
~525 MW
emergency diesel generators permitted (derived)
174 engines at about 3 MW each; backup capacity, not the campus load, which is not public
Dec. 2025
first phase operational
construction of later phases ongoing in Sept. 2026
OperatorGoogle LLC (permit holder: Hatchworks LLC)
CustomerGoogle (owner-occupied)
Planned IT capacity863 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceIn service since Dec. 2025
Next stepNo completion date published; Phase 3 wetlands approval came Jun. 5, 2026 and the EPA petition on the air permit is pending
Power

Power and the grid

Energized, size not disclosed

Sources on record, size not disclosed
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Nov. 2024
    Site energized
    Indiana Michigan Power energizes Google's site. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  2. Feb. 19, 2025
    Large-load tariff approved
    The state regulator approves terms for customers over 70 MW: 12-year minimum term, 80% minimum billing, 42 months' notice to reduce. Utility regulator · Feb. 2025
  3. July 30, 2025
    Demand-response and capacity contract filed
    The utility and Google file a customer-specific contract in which Google supplies accredited capacity and interruptible load. Utility regulator · July 2025
  4. April 29, 2026
    State regulator approves the contract
    Approval is dated Apr. 29, 2026 per press summaries; the order itself was not retrieved. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits

Permits checklist

1 contested · 6 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$2B
initial investment announced Apr. 2024
Google and the governor announced it at the Apr. 26, 2024 groundbreaking State agency · April 2024
35 years
state sales tax exemption on at least $800M of equipment
extends 5 years per further $800M, up to 50 years; benefits claimed only once the investment is made State agency · April 2024
$55.5M
estimated city property tax savings over 10 years
50% abatement per building; minimum payments of $1M a year or $300K per building News report · Dec. 2023
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Nov. 17, 2023
    Site Press reports the plan for a 12-building, 892-acre campus filed by a front company for an unnamed Fortune 100 firm News report · Oct. 2026
  2. Dec. 22, 2023
    Permits Fort Wayne Council approves the tax abatement 7-0 News report · Dec. 2023
  3. April 26, 2024
    Site Groundbreaking; Google and Indiana announce a $2B data center Local government · April 2024
  4. Sept. 6, 2024
    Permits State issues the air operating permit for the first 34 generators State agency · Sept. 2024
  5. Nov. 2024
    Power Indiana Michigan Power begins service to the site Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  6. Sept. 2025
    Permits Plan Commission approves five more buildings (Phase 2) and the state approves wetlands impacts News report · Dec. 2025
  7. Dec. 11, 2025
    Construction First phase operational, per the city and press Local government · Oct. 2026
  8. April 29, 2026
    Power State regulator approves the Google capacity and demand-response contract (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  9. June 5, 2026
    Permits State certifies wetlands impacts for Phase 3 News report · June 2026
  10. July 24, 2026
    Legal Five residents petition the EPA to object to the air permit State agency · July 2026
  11. Sept. 17, 2026
    Construction Cranes visible across the campus as later phases are built (press) News report · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Aug. 2024: 10 FAA filings (Jan. 2025 to Aug. 2026): tallest permanent building 55 ft (filed Aug. 2025) and tallest crane 250 ft (Aug. 2026); 8 OSHA inspections.

FAA filings
OSHA visits
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 6. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

Up to 12 buildings
planned across 892 acres (press, 2023)
News report · Nov. 2023
64 cooling towers
6,000 gallons a minute each, supplied by Fort Wayne City Utilities
State agency · July 2026
179 fuel tanks
1,074,000 gallons of diesel combined
State agency · July 2026
200 permanent jobs
Google's stated target; 1,000 construction jobs
State agency · April 2024
50% abatement
city property tax break for 10 years per building, about $55.5M over the first 10 years
News report · Dec. 2023
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Google LLC: owner and operator
  • Hatchworks, LLC: permit holder and developer of record
  • DMI FW, LLC: front company for the 2023 local approvals
Utilities and regulators
  • Indiana Michigan Power (AEP): serving utility, PJM market
  • Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; IDEM; EPA
  • Fort Wayne City Utilities: water and sewer
Challengers
  • Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana: intervened in the contract case
  • Five Fort Wayne and New Haven residents: EPA petitioners
Builders on site
  • Electrical Specialists, Inc.: contractor on site per OSHA inspections 347722654, 348046368…; 2 OSHA inspections
  • Holder Construction Group: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348175738; 1 OSHA inspection
  • The Beaver Excavating Co.: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348775685; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Fox Contractors Corporation: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348770538; 1 OSHA inspection
  • Lead Staffing West LLC: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348145194; 1 OSHA inspection
  • High Voltage Maintenance: contractor on site per OSHA inspection 348975772
  • and 1 more contractors in the permit and inspection records
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

181 records from 36 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, utility regulator dockets, local government records, our own analysis, public and commercial datasets and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 21State agency 8Utility regulator 4Local government 2Analysis 1Dataset 1Company 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (25)
  • On-site generation: 525.4 MW
    “3019.3 kW is the output rating above 25% electric load of each emergency generator based on the manufacturer's specifications.”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: 525 MW
    “One hundred and forty (140) diesel-fired emergency generators, identified as Gen 35 through Gen 174, approved in 2025 for construction, each with an output rate capacity of 4049 HP (3019.30 kW)”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • Backup generators: 174 generators
    “Thirty-four (34) diesel-fired emergency generators, identified as Gen 1 through Gen 34, approved in 2024 for construction, each with an output rate capacity of 4049 HP (3019.30 kW)”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • Emissions posture: Synthetic minor: NOx, CO and VOC from the 174 generators each capped at 244 tons per 12 months; source-wide potential to emit held below 250 tons per year (PSD not applicable)
    “The total NOx emissions from the one hundred and seventy-four (174) diesel-fired emergency generators, identified as Gen 1 through Gen 174, shall not exceed 244 tons per twelve (12) consecutive month period”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • IURC Cause 46276 order (approved April 29, 2026) approves the I&M-Google customer-specific Clean Capacity Arrangement + demand response contract, but the size of the customer load is confidential: the Commission found I&M ha
    “the subdocket will be created to make determinations as to the confidentiality of the size of the customer load”
    State agency · April 2026 · grade A
  • IURC Cause 46276 order finding: I&M energized Google's Fort Wayne site in November 2024 and Google has begun operation (agency confirmation the campus is in service; no MW stated).
    “I&M energized Google's site in November, 2024; Google has begun operation and continues to develop its Fort Wayne site”
    State agency · April 2026 · grade A
  • Rate class: I&M Tariff I.P. (Industrial Power), Large Load Customer terms (IURC Cause No. 46097)
    “These provisions apply to customers whose contract capacity is greater than or equal to 70 MW or is reasonably expected to grow to exceed 70 MW at an individual plant”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 6.045 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Name: Google Fort Wayne (Project Zodiac)
    “announce plans to establish a new $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne, powering the company's AI innovations and growing Google Cloud business”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility: Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M, an AEP company)
    “Petitioner Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M or Petitioner) filed its Verified Petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid operator: PJM
    “transfer accredited capacity to I&M for use in its PJM Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) plan”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • ESA status: Electric Services Agreement under Tariff I.P. in place (site energized November 2024); campus contract capacity is not public
    “I&M energized Google's site in November, 2024; Google has begun operation and continues to develop its Fort Wayne site consistent with its contractual agreements with I&M”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: grid
    “Google currently receives service from I&M under Tariff I.P., approved in Cause No. 46097”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jurisdiction note: Land use: Allen County Plan Commission / City of Fort Wayne (annexation December 2023; taxpayer agreement at city level). Air: IDEM Office of Air Quality (state Part 70 permit). Wetlands: IDEM (state)
    “IDEM does not have legal authority to regulate zoning, odor or noise. For such issues, please contact your local officials”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Backup fuel storage: 179 tanks / 1,074,000 gallons combined
    “Clean Air Act Title V (Part 70) Operating Permit No. T003-47378-00530, as modified by Significant Permit Modification No. 003-48840-00530”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade B
  • Federal escalation of local opposition: five residents petition EPA to object to the modified Title V air permit, alleging (among other grounds) that the sealed demand-response plan contemplates running the diesel backup
    “Petitioners Kimberly Koczan, Jorge Fernandez, Isaac Keller, Roma Eastes, and Ashley Sharp (collectively, Petitioners) hereby petition the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to object to Part 70 Operating Permit No. T003-47378-00530”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade B
  • utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed
    “Annual Peak in 2030 is forecasted to 7,998 MW compared to 4,010 MW in 2025. This represents a 99.5% increase in peak load over a five year period”
    Utility regulator · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • Indiana Michigan Power, Indiana jurisdiction aggregate (2024 IN IRP, as presented in IURC Cause No. 46301): annual peak demand forecast 4,010 MW (2025), 4,875 MW (2026), 5,419 MW (2027), 6,012 MW (2028), 6,739 MW (2029),
    “I&M currently has executed Electric Service Agreements (ESAs) for approximately 3,400 MW of large load commitments in I&M’s Indiana service area”
    Utility regulator · Sept. 2025 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “the Cause 46276 record treats Google's load size as a confidential contract term”
    grade C
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “Details about data center specifications, campus capacity, or development timelines are yet to be shared”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Portfolio figure, NOT this campus: Google announced it has integrated a total of 1 GW of demand-response capacity across its long-term US utility contracts (including I&M and TVA, with Entergy Arkansas, Minnesota Power a
    “the company announced it has now integrated a total of 1GW of demand response capacity into its long-term energy contracts with multiple utilities across the US”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • I&M system context (NOT this campus): the IURC's Sep 22, 2026 Honey Creek order (Cause 46301 GRS2) record describes roughly 4,200 MW of newly contracted large-load demand across I&M's system and a need for additional res
    “The record describes roughly 4,200 megawatts of newly contracted large-load demand and a need for additional resources.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: Energized - Indiana Michigan Power (AEP) service; campus operational since Dec 2025 (first buildings) with expansion phases in permitting; service under the standard industrial tariff plus the IUR
    “Google and utility Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) have secured approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to deploy a demand response system”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • large load interconnection request: customer-specific clean capacity arrangement and demand response contract approved (order Apr 29, 2026; reported Apr 30, 2026); confidentiality of load size and other terms challenged
    “The IURC's April 29, 2026 order in Cause 46276 approved Google's customer-specific clean-capacity and demand-response arrangement.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • Google-EDPR 15-year, 100 MWac solar PPA (Duff Solar Park, Dubois County, Indiana), off-site grid procurement associated with Google's Indiana operations; excluded from county fips and from every campus MW field
    “Renewable developer EDPR this week announced it has secured a 15-year deal with Google for the clean energy produced by a 100 Mwac (138 MWdc) solar project in Dubois County, Indiana”
    News report · July 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (39)
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: finding - agreement text not public FINDING: the executed taxpayer agreement / EDA text is not in any public source opened. On June 12, 2026 Council Bill R-26-06-32 demanded that Commu
    “A RESOLUTION REQUESTING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ABATEMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO PROJECT ZODIAC/GOOGLE”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: investment commitment 845000000 USD
    “in R-102-23 it was noted that the Company, later determined to be Google, was going to invest $845,000,000 into the Fort Wayne project and create 30 full-time jobs”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: jobs commitment 30 full-time jobs (commitment in R-102-23, on the original project scope)
    “in R-102-23 it was noted that the Company, later determined to be Google, was going to invest $845,000,000 into the Fort Wayne project and create 30 full-time jobs”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • Fort Wayne Common Council Bill R-26-06-32: constituents have repeatedly asked Council to revoke the project's abatements, tax incentives and financial contributions; the resolution demands production of the EDA and a com
    “constituents opposed to Google have repeatedly requested that Council revoke the abatements, tax incentives, and financial contributions”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: scope Large Load Customer provisions apply at contract capacity of 70 MW or more at an individual plant, or 150 MW or more at aggregated premises
    “These provisions apply to customers whose contract capacity is greater than or equal to 70 MW or is reasonably expected to grow to exceed 70 MW at an individual plant”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: term Initial Contract Term of not less than 12 years; optional Load Ramp Period of up to 5 years before the term commences; thereafter continues until discontinued on at least 42 months written n
    “The Large Load Customer's Initial Contract Term will be made for a period of not less than 12 years. A Large Load Customer may designate a Load Ramp Period, which can be no greater than five (5) years”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: minimum billing Monthly Billing Demand floor: the greater of 80 percent of contract capacity for the period, or 80 percent of the highest Monthly Billing Demand in the past 11 months
    “the monthly demand so established shall in no event be less than the greater of (a) 80 percent of the Large Load Customer's contract capacity specified for the applicable time period of the Contract Term”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: capacity reduction After the first five years of the Contract Term, the customer may reduce contract capacity by up to 20 percent in total, free of any Exit Fee or penalty, on at least 42 months
    “Large Load Customer may, without payment of an Exit Fee or any penalty, reduce its contract capacity at any time after the first five (5) years of the Contract Term by up to 20%”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: termination Termination, or capacity reduction beyond 20 percent, only after the first five years, on at least 42 months written notice, subject to an Exit Fee equal to the nominal value of the r
    “The Exit Fee shall be calculated as the nominal value of the remaining Minimum Charge for the terminated/reduced capacity in excess of the 20% allowed reduction for the first year of the Exit Fee Period”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: termination Permanent closure: the customer must notify I&M within three (3) business days of making the closure determination
    “In the event of a permanent closure, the customer shall notify the Company within three (3) business days of making this determination”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: condition Exit Fee mitigation: I&M must use reasonable efforts to reassign the terminated or reduced capacity to new or expanding Large Load Customers and credit offsetting revenues against the E
    “the Company will use reasonable efforts, consistent with its obligations as a public utility, to mitigate the Exit Fee amount owed or paid by the Large Load Customer”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: collateral Collateral equal to 24 times the maximum monthly non-fuel bill (first year: maximum expected bill; thereafter the previous maximum bill), recomputed annually; exemption for customers r
    “The amount of collateral to be provided is equal to twentyfour (24) multiplied by: (a) during the first year of the contract, the maximum expected monthly non-fuel bill”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • electric service tariff: scope FINDING on structure: the tariff itself fixes no campus quantity, the customer's Initial Contract Term, load ramp, Load Ramp Period, contract capacity and other service terms are defined i
    “Large Load Customer's Initial Contract Term, load ramp, Load Ramp Period, contract capacity, and other terms of service under this Tariff will be defined in the Electric Services Agreement(s) (ESA(s)), executed between Company and Large Load Customer”
    Utility regulator · Feb. 2025 · grade A
  • Owner: Google LLC
    “a customer-specific contract with Google LLC (Google or Customer), through a special-purpose entity, for the transfer of accredited capacity to I&M”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenants: Google
    “In April 2024, Google announced its initial investment of $2 billion for a data center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, within I&M's service territory”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied
    “I&M energized Google's site in November, 2024; Google has begun operation and continues to develop its Fort Wayne site consistent with its contractual agreements with I&M”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): scope Clean Capacity Arrangement: Google transfers accredited capacity, determined under PJM accreditation rules and ELCC ratings, to I&M via PJM's Capacity Exchange Sys
    “Google will transfer accredited capacity, determined pursuant to PJM's accreditation rules and Effective Load Carrying Capability (ELCC) ratings, to I&M via PJM's Capacity Exchange System”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): condition Google bears the performance risk on CCA resources: shortfalls, accreditation changes, development delays and non-performance penalties, with security requirem
    “Google bears responsibility for performance risks, shortfalls, accreditation changes, development delays, non-performance penalties, and related obligations, with security requirements established to protect I&M and its customers”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): cost recovery Google is credited for capacity supplied under the CCA; CCA costs and demand-response credits are recovered through I&M's Resource Adequacy Rider, with the
    “CCA costs will be recovered through I&M's Resource Adequacy Rider”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): demand response obligation Google provides specified interruptible capacity beginning with the designated PJM Delivery Year, subject to annual review and qualification;
    “Google will provide specified interruptible capacity beginning with the designated PJM Delivery Year, subject to annual review and qualification requirements”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): condition Exclusivity: Google may not participate in third-party demand response programs while under the contract
    “Google cannot participate in third-party demand response programs while under the Contract”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): term The contract becomes effective upon issuance of the IURC Final Order approving it; the contract's own duration was disclosed in testimony but is a confidential term
    “the Contract becomes effective upon issuance of a Final Order approving it”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Proceeds from the City's land sale to Google fund the Connected Neighborhoods Initiative ($1M to four neighborhood groups in 2025 and again in 2027); Google reports over $500,000 in local nonprofit grants to date and is
    “Proceeds from the sale of land to Google is funding the Connected Neighborhoods Initiative, which awards $1 million to four neighborhood groups in 2025 and 2027”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): scope Customer-specific contract for (1) transfer of accredited capacity to I&M (Clean Capacity Arrangement) and (2) a custom demand response offering; associated cost r
    “seeking approval of: (1) a customer-specific contract with Google LLC (Google or Customer), through a special-purpose entity, for the transfer of accredited capacity to I&M and for a custom demand response offering (Contract); and (2) associated cost recovery”
    Utility regulator · July 2025 · grade B
  • Capital cost announced: 2000000000 USD
    “announce plans to establish a new $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne, powering the company's AI innovations and growing Google Cloud business”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade B
  • state sales tax exemption: scope 35-year term data center sales tax exemption against a minimum of $800 million in eligible capital investment at the site
    “the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) committed an investment in Google in the form of a 35-year term data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $800 million in eligible capital”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade B
  • state sales tax exemption: term Extension: an additional 5-year exemption period for each additional $800 million of eligible investment made within the term, up to a total term of 50 years
    “For each additional $800 million of eligible investment made at the site within that time period, the company will be eligible for tax exemptions for an additional 5-year period, up to a total term of 50 years”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade B
  • state sales tax exemption: condition Performance-based: state benefits may be claimed only once the investments are made
    “These incentives are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim state benefits once investments are made”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade B
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): approval APPROVED by IURC Final Order dated April 29, 2026 (order date per secondary summaries of the order; the final order PDF itself was not retrieved, see searched.
    “Google and utility Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) have secured approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to deploy a demand response system”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): finding - termination clause not public FINDING: no termination, exit or cancellation clause of the 46276 contract is public. Load size, contract duration, bill-credit c
    “Capacity Arrangement & Demand Response Contract - Google (IURC Cause No. 46276)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • customer-specific contract (IURC Cause No. 46276): finding - capacity quantity not public FINDING: the contract states no public MW. No load size, CCA capacity quantity or demand-response MW appears in any public documen
    “Capacity Arrangement & Demand Response Contract - Google (IURC Cause No. 46276)”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Wetlands: About 12 acres of wetlands in the project area; 2.4 acres under state jurisdiction impacted in phases 1-2 and about 2 acres exempt; mitigation via Indiana DNR in-lieu fee credits (about 4 acres restored); 30+ a
    “The state agency determined the project area contained nearly 12 acres of wetlands, but just 2.4 acres under state jurisdiction would be impacted by the development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Investment announced: $2 billion investment in the Adams Township (Fort Wayne) campus, per Google's 2024 announcement as reported
    “Google broke ground on the Fort Wayne project in April 2024 after announcing a planned investment of approximately $2 billion.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • power purchase agreement (off-site solar): scope Purchase of the output of a 100 MWac (138 MWdc) solar project in Dubois County, Indiana (EDPR's Duff Solar Park, near Huntingburg, in a designated Energy Community); expec
    “Renewable developer EDPR this week announced it has secured a 15-year deal with Google for the clean energy produced by a 100 Mwac (138 MWdc) solar project in Dubois County, Indiana”
    News report · July 2024 · grade C
  • power purchase agreement (off-site solar): term 15 years
    “Renewable developer EDPR this week announced it has secured a 15-year deal with Google for the clean energy produced by a 100 Mwac (138 MWdc) solar project in Dubois County, Indiana”
    News report · July 2024 · grade C
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: minimum payment Minimum tax payments: the greater of $1M per year or $300K per building per year; the minimum rises to $1.2M or more once four buildings are developed USD
    “Google will pay a minimum of either $1M or $300K per building per year, whichever is larger, in taxes”
    News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: abatement terms 50 percent real property tax abatement for 10 years for each building constructed on the site; estimated savings of about $55.5M over the first 10 years. Approved by Ci
    “In 2023, City Council granted the project a 10-year, 50% tax abatement on real property taxes for each building constructed, saving Google an estimated $55.5M during the first 10 years”
    News report · Dec. 2023 · grade C
  • tax abatement / taxpayer agreement: clawback The city's tax phase-in compliance program requires annual reporting from recipients; a phase-in can be rescinded for non-compliance with the company's commitments (City of Fo
    “If a company has not complied with its commitments, the tax phase-in can be rescinded for non-compliance”
    News report · Dec. 2023 · grade C
  • land - annexation and rezoning: scope Annexation of 728 acres of county land into the City of Fort Wayne, with five parcels rezoned from agricultural to business, technology and industrial park use; total campus of 892 a
    “The annexation is of 728 acres of land in Allen County, and will be part of Project Zodiac, currently associated with DMI FW, LLC”
    News report · Dec. 2023 · grade C
Permits and government (40)
  • THE BEAVER EXCAVATING CO. (site preparation contractor) - OSHA inspection (type G) at 6810 E. PAULDING RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46816, opened Feb. 26, 2026 (activity 348775685); NAICS 238910. OSHA issued 2 citation item(s) (O) un
    “PAULDING RD”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • FOX CONTRACTORS CORPORATION (highway and heavy civil contractor) - OSHA inspection (type C) at 6810 E. PAULDING RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46816, opened Feb. 26, 2026 (activity 348770538); NAICS 237310. OSHA issued 1 citation item(
    “PAULDING RD”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Address: 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46816
    “Hatchworks, LLC, located at 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46816, for a significant modification of its Part 70 Operating Permit issued on September 6, 2024”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County: Allen County
    “Preliminary Findings Regarding a Significant Modification to Part 70 Operating Permit for Hatchworks LLC in Allen County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Allen County, IN (18003)
    “Preliminary Findings Regarding a Significant Modification to Part 70 Operating Permit for Hatchworks LLC in Allen County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Fort Wayne Common Council: Bill No. R-26-06-32 filed, resolution requesting the Project Zodiac/Google Economic Development Agreement, abatement benchmark criteria, achievement levels and a certification of compliance wi
    “A RESOLUTION REQUESTING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ABATEMENT AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PERTAINING TO PROJECT ZODIAC/GOOGLE”
    Local government · June 2026 · grade A
  • Air, significant modification (Part 70): preliminary findings and public notice
    “Hatchworks LLC has applied to add new diesel-fired emergency generators and new cooling towers”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • Air, significant modification (Part 70): public hearing held
    “a public hearing will be held on November 13, 2025 to allow for testimony regarding the draft Significant Source Modification and Significant Permit Modification for Hatchworks LLC”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • IDEM Office of Air Quality (public hearing): Draft Significant Source Modification 003-48739-00530 and Significant Permit Modification 003-48840-00530 (Gen 35-174 plus cooling towers), Ivy Tech Northeast Community Colleg
    “IDEM, OAQ will hold this public hearing at the following time and location: Thursday November 13, 2025”
    State agency · Nov. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “The crane will reach a height of 245' during operation.”
    FAA · Sept. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “During construction the crane will reach a height of 245 feet.”
    FAA · Sept. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Permanent Building to support Data Center Construction.”
    FAA · Sept. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Operating Cranes above 200'”
    FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Operate Crane above 200'”
    FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Permanent Building to support Data Center Construction.”
    FAA · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “A large mobile crane will be used to install new mechanical equipment around the perimeter of the bldg. on concrete pads on the ground.”
    FAA · Jan. 2025 · grade A
  • Air, Part 70 operating permit: issued
    “Hatchworks, LLC, located at 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46816, for a significant modification of its Part 70 Operating Permit issued on September 6, 2024”
    State agency · Sept. 2024 · grade A
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-AGL-12508-OE: 195 Grove-1 ADC-5, Mobile Crane, 250 ft AGL, 1048 ft AMSL, 41.03450,-85.04521, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-08-27”
    FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2026-AGL-12509-OE: 165T Grove-2 ADC5, Mobile Crane, 250 ft AGL, 1047 ft AMSL, 41.03533,-85.04666, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-08-27”
    FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling system: 64 cooling towers, each rated 6,000 gpm recirculation; source water from Fort Wayne City Utilities Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant
    “The Permit authorizes a Hatchworks, LLC data center to construct and operate the following equipment at 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46816”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade B
  • Air, federal Title V objection petition: petition filed, pending
    “Petitioners Kimberly Koczan, Jorge Fernandez, Isaac Keller, Roma Eastes, and Ashley Sharp (collectively, Petitioners) hereby petition the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to object to Part 70 Operating Permit No. T003-47378-00530”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade B
  • Air, significant modification (Part 70): issued; re-issued by Notice of Decision
    “issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Office of Air Quality, to Hatchworks, LLC (Permittee), on April 10, 2026, and re-issued by Notice of Decision on June 1, 2026”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Determined - No Hazard
    “ASN 2025-AGL-16576-OE: Manitowoc, Crane, 210 ft AGL, 1008 ft AMSL, 41.03156,-85.04672, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-01-16”
    FAA · Jan. 2026 · grade B
  • City of Fort Wayne / Greater Fort Wayne Inc. (community forum): Google Data Center community forum, informational only; source event for the city's data-center FAQ (electricity, water, wetlands, jobs)
    “This information was compiled using information provided to the City of Fort Wayne from Google, Indiana Michigan Power and City Utilities and gathered during a public forum in Fort Wayne on December 11, 2025”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (evidentiary hearing): Cause No. 46276, I&M petition for approval of the customer-specific Clean Capacity Arrangement and demand response contract with Google LLC
    “The Commission conducted an evidentiary hearing in this Cause on December 1, 2025”
    Utility regulator · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Phases: Phase 1: initial buildings (34 gensets permitted 2024), operational Dec 2025. Phase 2: five additional buildings, approved Sep 2025. Phase 3: Section 401 WQC issued Jun 5, 2026; further state wetlands fill report
    “On June 5, 2026, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate for Phase III of the Project Zodiac Data Center in Fort Wayne, IN”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: operating - first buildings online Dec 11, 2025; five more buildings approved Sep 2025 and Phase 3 in IDEM permitting through 2026 (fleet 34 -> 179 approved Apr 2026, +228 applied Sep 22, 2026)
    “Google brought its Fort Wayne data center online in December of last year.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Wetlands mitigation program risk: in July 2026 the US Army Corps of Engineers determined Indiana's DNR in-lieu fee program, the mitigation route this campus used, to be out of compliance for not restoring wetlands with
    “the Army Corps in July determined the state program to be out of compliance because it wasn't restoring wetlands in the federally mandated three-year timeframe”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Significant Source Modification + Significant Permit Modification (Part 70): approved Apr 2026 (press-reported; final issuance document not pulled)
    “IDEM approved their request in April to increase the number of backup generators at the site from 34 to 179.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • air permit modification application: application filed
    “Google filed an air permit modification application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Isolated Wetland Individual Permit application: application noticed
    “The state agency determined the project area contained nearly 12 acres of wetlands, but just 2.4 acres under state jurisdiction would be impacted by the development.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Expansion: approval for five more buildings granted Sep 2025; Phase 3 (three buildings totaling 867,435 sq ft, to be built 2025-2028 per the IDEM notice account) in permitting with an Aug 25, 2026 wetland hearing/technic
    “In September 2025, Google saw its request to add a further five buildings to the campus receive approval.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Section 401 Water Quality Certificate: issued
    “On June 5, 2026, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate for Phase III of the Project Zodiac Data Center in Fort Wayne, IN.”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Wetlands, Section 401 Water Quality Certification: issued
    “On June 5, 2026, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate for Phase III of the Project Zodiac Data Center in Fort Wayne, IN”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Generator fleet permitted: 179 units
    “IDEM approved their request in April to increase the number of backup generators at the site from 34 to 179.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • Project status: operating (first campus buildings) - expansion phases in permitting
    “Today, ahead of tonight's community forum, Google announced its Fort Wayne data center is now operational, along with new energy, water and community programs, following its groundbreaking last year.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Fort Wayne Plan Commission (as reported): Approval of Google's request to add five further buildings to the campus (Phase 2)
    “In September 2025, Google saw its request to add a further five buildings to the campus receive approval”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Wetlands, state isolated wetlands permit: approved
    “Indiana approves expanding Google's Fort Wayne data center campus onto protected wetlands, despite local opposition”
    News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
  • Fort Wayne Common Council: Taxpayer agreement and tax abatements for Project Zodiac under Resolution R-102-23 (50 percent real property abatement, 10 years per building)
    “In 2023, City Council granted the project a 10-year, 50% tax abatement on real property taxes for each building constructed”
    News report · Dec. 2023 · grade C
  • Allen County Board of Commissioners: Annexation of about 728 acres into Fort Wayne and rezoning of five parcels from agricultural to business, technology and industrial park use for Project Zodiac (DMI FW, LLC)
    “The county has also approved the five parcels of land to be rezoned once the annexation is complete, from agricultural to business, technology, and industrial park use”
    News report · Dec. 2023 · grade C
Site and other (19)
  • Developer: Hatchworks LLC
    “The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has received an application from Hatchworks LLC, located at 7510 Zodiac Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46816, for a significant modification”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Construction stage: partially operating / building (dual-dated)
    “the initial building has been constructed and is operational”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Water supply: Fort Wayne City Utilities (St. Joseph River supply via Three Rivers Water Filtration Plant); city system average use 37 MGD against 72 MGD treatment capacity
    “Currently the average daily water use is 37 million gallons, and the water treatment plan capacity is 72 million gallons a day”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs construction: 1000 temporary jobs
    “During construction, the project is supporting 1,000 temporary jobs with local companies”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: partially operating, first phase in service since December 2025; campus still building out
    “The first phase of the Data Center is now operational and construction is ongoing”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Jobs permanent stated: 200 jobs
    “The new facility is expected to create up to 200 new, competitive jobs, including facilities, data center technicians and support services”
    State agency · April 2024 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking date: April 26, 2024
    “Groundbreaking for the Google Data Center took place April 26, 2024 near East Tillman and Adams Center roads in Fort Wayne, Indiana”
    Local government · April 2024 · grade B
  • County code: 18003
    “On June 5, 2026, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a Section 401 Water Quality Certificate for Phase III of the Project Zodiac data center”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Code names: Project Zodiac
    “will be part of Project Zodiac, currently associated with DMI FW, LLC, a front company handling the application on behalf of an anonymous US-based Fortune 100 company”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: not stated
    “Google announced no completion date in April 2024”
    grade C
  • Current stage: partially operating; construction continuing (Phase 3)
    “Google brought its Fort Wayne data center online in December of last year.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction visibly ongoing across the campus in mid-September 2026 (cranes on site), consistent with Phases 2-3 build-out while the first phase operates
    “One of many large cranes sits in a muddy lot at the Google data center campus on Sept. 17, 2026, in Fort Wayne”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Applicant entity: Hatchworks LLC (Google affiliate)
    “The Indiana Department of Environmental Management posted the application from Hatchworks, LLC, which is the builder of the data center.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Generator fleet pending: 228 additional units applied for Sept. 22, 2026
    “Google is applying for 228 more generators at its Google Data Center in southeast Fort Wayne.”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres: 700 acres
    “Filings with the local government suggested it could be a 12-building data center campus and span more than 700 acres of land”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Up to 200 permanent jobs expected at the Fort Wayne campus per Google's statements at the operational announcement.
    “How many buildings have been constructed at this point has not been shared, but the facility is expected to employ up to 200 people.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Acres: 892 acres
    “The data center campus will span 892 acres in total and feature 12 buildings”
    News report · Nov. 2023 · grade C
  • Buildings planned: 12 buildings
    “The data center campus will span 892 acres in total and feature 12 buildings”
    News report · Nov. 2023 · grade C
  • Announced: Oct. 12, 2023
    “The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks”
    News report · Oct. 2023 · grade C