Power
Power and the grid
407 MW contracted
Duke Energy Indiana grid service, bought through the MISO marketApproved
press figure; special contract approved Apr. 24, 2024; load and rates sealed as trade secrets News report · Oct. 2026
Contracted
Backup generators (emergency use, not a power supply)
- Backup generators Testing reported (press)neighbors testified in Aug. 2026 about noise from generator testing (press); count, size and air permit are not on record News report · Aug. 2026
Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)
- New renewable contracts arranged by Duke Contractedshare of load is confidential; Meta pays all costs and keeps the renewable credits Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- Oct. 31, 2023Special contract filedDuke Energy Indiana asks the state commission to approve a contract with Meta's project company. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Feb. 13, 2024Evidentiary hearingConsumer advocates intervene; a settlement follows on Mar. 4, 2024. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- April 24, 2024Contract approvedThe commission approves it on the terms filed; the load stays under seal and the deal is kept out of Duke's resource plan. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Feb. 11, 2026Nearing completionThe state's economic development agency describes the data center that way. State agency · Oct. 2026
- Duke serves the load by buying from the MISO market and arranging new renewable contracts rather than using its own plants; the term is at least 20 years. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- If Meta does not complete the project, it must reimburse Duke for infrastructure built to serve it. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Cost fight: a consumer group says Duke won approval to shift $82 million of transmission upgrades to other ratepayers; the state consumer advocate says Meta bears all costs it causes. News report · Oct. 2026
- Land use inside River Ridge is controlled by the development authority, not the city, so the city's moratorium does not apply to Meta. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
3 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.
- ✓Electric service special contract GrantedIndiana Utility Regulatory Commission · April 24, 2024: final order approving the Duke and Meta contract Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- ✓Land transfer GrantedRiver Ridge Development Authority · 2024: 619 acres to Meta; price not public Local government · Oct. 2026
- ✓State sales tax exemption GrantedIndiana Economic Development Corporation · Jan. 25, 2024: 35 years on at least $800M of equipment State agency · Oct. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Air permit for backup generators
Risks
What could slow it down
- MediumLocal backlashThe moratorium was driven by generator-testing noise, water priority, TIF capture of Meta's property taxes and closed 2022 talks. News report · Oct. 2026
- MediumOpaque capacityLoad and rates are sealed; 407 MW is a press figure.
- WatchRatepayer cost disputeA consumer group says $82 million of transmission upgrades were shifted to other customers. News report · Oct. 2026
- WatchBackup generatorsNo air permit was found for backup generators, despite the noise complaints about testing. see Permits
Money
Money on record
up to $3B
spending the state incentive contract contemplates
press (Indiana Public Media) News report · Oct. 2026
$4M
sewer capacity fees Meta paid upfront
plus $300,000 to $400,000 a month once fully operating, per city officials, Aug. 2026 News report · Oct. 2026
$82M
transmission upgrades at issue between Duke and consumer groups
press; disputed News report · Oct. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- March 2019Power Duke Energy is first engaged to evaluate the River Ridge site Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 2021Site The customer re-engages Duke and proposes a hyperscale data center at River Ridge Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 2, 2023Power Duke and Meta's project company sign a special electric contract Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- Oct. 31, 2023Permits Duke asks the state commission to approve the contract Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- 2024Site 619 acres transferred to Meta by the River Ridge authority Local government · Oct. 2026
- Jan. 25, 2024Site Indiana announces Meta's $800 million data center at River Ridge State agency · Oct. 2026
- Feb. 13, 2024Permits Evidentiary hearing on the contract; consumer advocates intervene Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- April 24, 2024Permits State commission approves the Duke contract on the terms filed; load and rates stay sealed Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
- June 10, 2024Legal A consumer group says Duke won approval to shift $82 million of transmission upgrades onto other customers (press) News report · Oct. 2026
- Feb. 11, 2026Site State says the Jeffersonville data center is nearing completion as it breaks ground on Meta's Lebanon campus State agency · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 3, 2026Permits Jeffersonville council passes a one-year moratorium on new data centers, 8-0; it cannot reach River Ridge News report · Oct. 2026
- 2027Permits City moratorium on new data centers expires in mid-2027; the Meta campus is not covered News report · Aug. 2026
Construction activity
Since July 2025: 1 OSHA inspection. State agency · Oct. 2026
The buildings
Specs
~100 jobs
permanent jobs promised, at $36 an hour on average; 1,250 construction jobs
- Turner Construction: construction partner, using prefabricated modules (press) News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners
- Meta Platforms: developer and owner-occupant
- Blocke, LLC: Meta's project company and Duke's customer
Decision-makers
- Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission: approved the power contract
- River Ridge Development Authority: land seller and zoning authority
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation: tax exemption
- Jeffersonville City Council: moratorium, wastewater service
Power and construction
- Duke Energy Indiana: serving utility
- Turner Construction: construction partner
- Solarpack and Arevon Energy: solar supply to Meta's Indiana operations
Watchdogs
- Citizens Action Coalition and the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor: intervened in the contract case
Still unknown
Open questions
- Whether the campus is fully operating and at what load.
- Meta's own megawatt figure; the contract load is sealed.
- Air permit and size of backup generators.
- Land price and recapture terms at River Ridge.
- Whether the 407 MW press figure is delivered load: the same article says the plant 'isn't using Duke's power', while the state-approved contract is with Duke.
Where this comes from
128 records from 20 documents
Drawn from news reports, state agency records, utility regulator dockets, local government records, company statements and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 10State agency 4Utility regulator 3Local government 2Company 1Dataset 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 (16)
- Grid operator: MISO“will submit the Customer's schedule for service into the MISO market as a fixed demand bid”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Utility: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Power plan: grid“will submit the Customer's schedule for service into the MISO market as a fixed demand bid”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- IT capacity: not stated“material submitted under seal is declared to contain trade secret information”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- On-site generation: not stated“prohibits Customer from installing self-generation facilities or utilizing other services to reduce its obligation to purchase electric service from Petitioner, except for emergency backup generation”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- large load interconnection request: Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC approved (Apr 24, 2024)“Blocke, LLC (“Customer”) plans to invest around $800 million in a new data center in the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana”Utility regulator · Oct. 2023 · grade A
- Interconnection status: Energized under an IURC-approved special contract - Cause No. 45975 (approved Apr 24, 2024) covers Duke Energy Indiana's Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable PPA and tranche agreem“this load was excluded from the 2024 IRP due to the terms of the special contract with Blocke, LLC. IURC Cause No. 45975.”Utility regulator · March 2025 · grade B
- Utility service: 407 MW“Meta's 407-megawatt data center in Jeffersonville isn't using Duke's power”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: not stated“no MW figure published by Meta or in any filing found”grade C
- Cost-allocation controversy: Citizens Action Coalition's Ben Inskeep noted Duke received approval to shift $82 million of transmission upgrades required to connect the data center onto other ratepayers, while the OUCC's“Duke received approval to shift $82 million of transmission upgrades — required to connect the data center to the grid — onto other ratepayers”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- City officials disclosed at the Aug 2026 meeting that Meta paid $4 million upfront to the Jeffersonville Wastewater Department in capacity fees, with $300,000-$400,000/month in projected sewer revenue once fully operatio“$4 million paid upfront to the Jeffersonville Wastewater Department in capacity fees.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- utility supply contract: approved Duke Energy Indiana - Meta carbon-free supply contract“Meta requires carbon-free power, which Duke Energy will purchase outside its system and be reimbursed by Meta under a contract approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: 407 MW“And Meta's 407-megawatt data center in Jeffersonville isn't using Duke's power.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: 407 MW“Duke Energy Indiana has only one large load data center in its territory, which services over 900,000 customers across Indiana. And Meta's 407-megawatt data center in Jeffersonville isn't using Duke's power.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Power arrangement: Duke Energy Indiana territory; carbon-free power sourced off Duke's system and provided to Meta under an IURC-approved contract, with Duke reimbursed by Meta“They had a requirement for carbon-free power, Duke spokesperson Angeline Protogere said. And so we source that off of our system and provide that to them.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Meta signed an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement with Arevon for the 60 MWac Heirloom Solar Project in Pike County, IN, to support the Jeffersonville data center; together with the 210 MW Solarpack PPA these ar“Meta has signed a renewable energy deal in Indiana.”News report · 2024 · grade C
Money and contracts (41)
- Name canonical: Meta Jeffersonville“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc.“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Tenants: Meta Platforms, Inc. (owner-occupied; operating entity Blocke, LLC)“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Tenant status: owner-occupied“This will be the home of our newest data center — our 18th data center in the US and 22nd in the world”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Address: River Ridge Commerce Center, Jeffersonville, IN 47130“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- City: Jeffersonville“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- State: IN“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Announced: Jan. 25, 2024“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Capital cost: 800000000 USD“Gov. Holcomb Announces Meta to Build an $800M Data Center Campus in Indiana”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: scope Special retail electric service to Blocke's Jeffersonville data center (an approximately $800 million hyperscale facility) via a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement with Tranche Agreements a“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: term Ends on the later of (i) 20 years after the Agreement start date or (ii) termination or expiration of the last executed Renewable PPA (Article 3). Duke's market purchases for the Customer commence“The term of the Agreement ends on the later of (i) twenty (20) years after the Agreement start date or (ii) the termination or expiration date of the last executed Renewable PPA”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: condition precedent Article 2 conditions precedent; the most significant is Commission approval of the Agreement on the terms included in Duke's IURC filing. Satisfied by the final order of April 24, 2024.“the most significant of which is Commission approval of the Agreement on the terms included in Petitioner's filing”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: scope Renewable matching and market supply (Article 3): a confidential percentage of the Customer's annual load requirement is supplied from new renewable resources under Renewable PPAs, and the Custome“any hourly amount by which Customer's load exceeds the amount of energy being supplied from the Renewable PPAs will be supplied through purchases in the MISO market at hourly market prices”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: charges Article 7 charges: (1) Market Service Demand Fee in $/kW-month (confidential; fixed for the term); (2) Market Service Energy Charge for market purchases; (3) allocated transmission costs under t“Petitioner will be reimbursed by Customer for all costs associated with any Renewable PPAs that are executed to supply the Customer's energy requirements”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: scope Self-generation prohibition (Article 5): the Customer is prohibited from installing self-generation facilities or using other services to reduce its purchase obligations, except for emergency back“prohibits Customer from installing self-generation facilities or utilizing other services to reduce its obligation to purchase electric service from Petitioner, except for emergency backup generation”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: termination Article 6 permits Duke to terminate the Agreement in the event of material load reductions by the Customer, as specified in the Agreement. Article 11 contains provisions designed to protect“provisions in Article 11 that are designed to protect Petitioner and its other customers in the event of a default by the Customer and early termination”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: cancellation FINDING: no standalone cancellation clause is public. The executed Agreement, its exhibits (including the Market Service Demand Fee exhibit) and the load and rate terms were filed under sea“material submitted under seal is declared to contain trade secret information”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: condition Facilities Service Agreement and ramp-up (Articles 4-5): the Customer gives Duke demand and ramp-up notification as buildings are completed; if the Customer does not complete the project, it r“reimburse Petitioner for costs incurred for infrastructure if the Customer does not complete the project”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- special contract: condition Future Renewable PPAs and Tranche Agreements: executed agreements consistent with the approved forms require no further regulatory review or approval. Open terms, pricing, duration, and provi“no additional regulatory review or approval of the executed Renewable PPAs or Tranche Agreements is needed”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax exemption: scope Data center sales tax exemption on eligible capital investment at the Jeffersonville campus under Indiana's data center exemption program; minimum $800 million in eligible capital.“The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has granted Meta a 35-year data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $800 million in eligible capital”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax exemption: term 35-year term, plus 5 years per additional $800 million of eligible investment made at the site within the term, up to a total term of 50 years. Performance-based: benefits are claimable once investmen“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 · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- The customer re-engages Duke and proposes a hyperscale data center at River Ridge; negotiations lead to the October 2, 2023 special contract. Residents later described project negotiations in 2022 as closed (WAVE, Aug 20“the Customer proposed a hyperscale data center project”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Framework note: this campus's special contract was approved in April 2024 under pre-existing Ind. Code 8-1-2-24 and 8-1-2-25 special-contract authority. It predates Indiana's HEA 1007 (2025) large-load framework that gov“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Meta's second Indiana campus, Lebanon, Boone County (LEAP district, over $10B), broke ground Feb. 11, 2026. Separate campus; nothing from Lebanon is booked here. The same IEDC release is the agency's latest status line“joining its $800 million, 700,000-square-foot data center in Jeffersonville that is nearing completion”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stage: building (fit-out / phased commissioning)“joining its $800 million, 700,000-square-foot data center in Jeffersonville that is nearing completion”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Building sq ft: 700000 sq ft“its $800 million, 700,000-square-foot data center in Jeffersonville that is nearing completion”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Jobs operational: 100 jobs“approximately 100 permanent operational jobs at an average wage of $36.00 an hour”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- land transfer: scope Transfer of 619 acres in the Jeffersonville portion of River Ridge Commerce Center, the largest land transfer in RRDA history, for the data center campus. RRDA's board approved the 619-acre transfe“Meta's acquisition of a portion of River Ridge's mega site in the Jeffersonville part of the Commerce Center, spanning over 600 acres”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- land transfer: finding FINDING: the purchase price for the 619-acre transfer and any development-agreement terms (infrastructure commitments, construction deadlines, recapture) are not stated in any public source opened.“Meta's acquisition of a portion of River Ridge's mega site in the Jeffersonville part of the Commerce Center, spanning over 600 acres”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Announced investment: more than $800 million“Once completed, the Jeffersonville Data Center will represent an investment of more than $800 million and support approximately 100 jobs.”Company · Jan. 2024 · grade B
- Operational jobs: 100“Once completed, the Jeffersonville Data Center will represent an investment of more than $800 million and support approximately 100 jobs.”Company · Jan. 2024 · grade B
- Sewer service: Jeffersonville Wastewater Department (city sewer); $4M capacity fees paid upfront“Meta paid $4 million upfront to the Jeffersonville Wastewater Department in capacity fees”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- tax exemption: finding FINDING: no clawback, job-floor or recapture terms for the state exemption appear in the public announcement, and the incentive agreement itself was not opened. Indiana Public Media reported the in“could spend upwards of $3 billion, according to its incentive contract with the state”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- municipal service: charges Sewer service to the campus: $4 million paid upfront in capacity fees; monthly sewer payments projected at $300,000-$400,000 once the campus is fully operational. Figures disclosed by city offi“Meta paid $4 million upfront to the Jeffersonville Wastewater Department in capacity fees”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- PPA (portfolio): scope Two long-term Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreements: Meta purchases the output of two new Solarpack solar projects in Indiana totalling 210 MW (280 MWdc), supporting Meta's Indiana operations“Meta will purchase the 210 MW of output from Solarpack's two new solar projects, which will support Meta's operations in Indiana”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- EAPA (portfolio): scope Long-term Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement for the Heirloom Solar Project, 60 MWac, Pike County, Indiana. Arevon owns and operates the project; construction started in August 2024 with“Construction started on the 60MWac Heirloom Solar Project recently, and is targeted to be fully operational in Q3 2025. Arevon will own and operate the project”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Upside capex context: Indiana Public Media reported Meta's state incentive contract contemplates spending up to $3 billion at the Jeffersonville site, versus the $800 million initial investment announced. Booked capex re“could spend upwards of $3 billion, according to its incentive contract with the state”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- electric supply contract: carbon-free power sourced off-system, reimbursed by Meta; IURC-approved“Meta requires carbon-free power, which Duke Energy will purchase outside its system and be reimbursed by Meta under a contract approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Meta's 1GW, $10B+ Lebanon, IN campus (announced Feb 2026) is a SEPARATE campus - Meta's second in Indiana“The campus is Meta's second planned site in Indiana. The company is developing a campus in Jeffersonville, Clark County”News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
- state sales tax exemption: 35-year data center sales tax exemption on a minimum $800 million of eligible capital; +5 years per additional $800 million invested, up to a 50-year total term 800 USD million (minimum eligibl“The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has granted Meta a 35-year data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $800 million in eligible capital.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- power purchase agreement: solar PPA in Indiana supporting the Jeffersonville campus 210 MW (generation nameplate)“Announced earlier this year, Meta is developing a 619-acre data center campus outside Louisville in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The company then signed a 210MW PPA with Solarpack in Indiana.”News report · 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (12)
- Special contract approval (retail electric service): petition filed“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Special contract approval (retail electric service): evidentiary hearing held“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Special contract approval (retail electric service): final order, agreement approved“Petition of Duke Energy Indiana, LLC for approval of a Special Retail Electric Service Agreement, Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement and Tranche Agreements with Blocke, LLC”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Air permit, campus permit search: no campus permit located“Canadian Solar US Cell Manufacturing Corporation, 600 International Drive, Jeffersonville”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission: Cause No. 45975, Duke Energy Indiana / Blocke, LLC special contract“no additional regulatory review or approval of the executed Renewable PPAs or Tranche Agreements is needed”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Zoning authority: River Ridge Development Authority holds zoning authority inside River Ridge; the City of Jeffersonville cannot approve or deny uses inside the center“the River Ridge Development Authority holds ultimate zoning authority over the land”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Duke Energy Indiana's 2024 IRP reply comments (filed March 28, 2025) confirm the Meta/Blocke load was excluded from the 2024 IRP because of the special contract's terms, the campus load does not appear in Duke's integrated“due to the individualized nature of the Agreement with Customer, we approve Petitioner's request to exclude the Agreement from its overall IRP planning process”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Jeffersonville's one-year data center moratorium (8-0) was driven by the Meta project's local fallout, generator-testing noise, water-priority concerns, TIF capture of Meta's property taxes, and closed 2022 negotiations“With a vote of 8-0, the council halted development for new data centers for one year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Jeffersonville City Council: Data center moratorium ordinance“With a vote of 8-0, the council halted development for new data centers for one year”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- data center moratorium ordinance: adopted one-year moratorium on NEW data centers; Meta campus NOT affected“the new moratorium will not affect the massive Meta data center currently under construction at the River Ridge Commerce Center.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Residents near the site testified at the Aug 4, 2026 council meeting about noise from generator testing - evidence the campus is in late-stage fit-out/testing, consistent with buildings complete and racks being installed“Neighbors living near the Meta site testified that decibel generator testing caused severe noise pollution”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- County code: 18019“Jeffersonville, in Clark County, is located on the southern border of Indiana along the Ohio River.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (16)
- Original target date: 2026“expects the data center to be operational in 2026”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Site acres: 619 acres“River Ridge has been saving this 619-acre site for a mega company”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Duke Energy Indiana is first engaged (through a site-selection process) to evaluate the River Ridge site for a data center project, five years before the public announcement.“Petitioner was initially engaged in March 2019 to evaluate the potential for one of its existing locations”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Jobs construction peak: 1250 jobs“continuously generating approximately 1,250 construction jobs throughout its development”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Operator: Meta Platforms, Inc.“Meta is excited to announce that it is joining the Jeffersonville community! This will be the home of our newest Meta data center”Company · Jan. 2024 · grade B
- Building area: 700000 sq ft“This nearly 700,000-square-foot campus will be part of the global infrastructure that helps bring Meta Technologies and services to life.”Company · Jan. 2024 · grade B
- Peak construction jobs: 1250“Meta anticipates that more than 1,250 construction workers will be onsite at the peak of construction.”Company · Jan. 2024 · grade B
- County: Clark County“Meta wants its Clark County data center to run 100% on renewable energy”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County code: Clark County, IN (18019)“county: Clark; state: IN”grade C
- Construction stage: fit-out, first buildings complete, racks being installed; full operation not confirmed“Recent Facebook posts suggest the first buildings are complete”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: 2026“the massive Meta data center currently under construction at the River Ridge Commerce Center”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Construction: Turner Construction Company is the construction partner, using prefabricated modular assemblies and equipment; Meta dropped its previous two-building H design for this campus, per renderings reported by DCD“Turner has been appointed construction partner on the project and said it will use prefabricated modular assemblies and equipment during construction”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Freshest statement (state Rep; Dant Chesser, Aug 2026) puts full operation at end of 2026.“The Meta data center at River Ridge appears to be on schedule to be fully operational by the end of 2026.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: building on track - late-stage construction: first buildings complete and racks being installed (Feb 2026 reporting); first phase expected operational in 2026; NOT yet confirmed operational as of Oct 2026“The first phase of Meta's data center, on its 619-acre parcel, is expected to be operational this year.”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Site: River Ridge Commerce Center, Jeffersonville, IN; 619-acre parcel“The 619-acre site, located in the River Ridge Commerce Center industrial park, will be supported by renewable energy and LEED Gold certified.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C
- Construction start: Jan. 2024“Meta is starting construction this month and expects the data center to be operational in 2026.”News report · Jan. 2024 · grade C