Data center profile · LEAP Research and Innovation District, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana

Meta Lebanon (LEAP District)

Meta's $10B, 1 GW campus in Lebanon, Indiana: 13 buildings, a 134 MW gas bridge plant until a 345 kV grid link arrives in 2029.

Under construction. Meta says its first buildings come online in late 2027. Indiana's air permits for the campus and its temporary gas plant are still in draft after comment closed Aug. 10, 2026. Satellite imagery shows no data hall roofs yet.
The site before construction, Satellite image, Aug. 15, 2025
1,000 MW
campus size Meta and the state announced
company says; 13 buildings, about 4M sq ft, up to six phases
134 MW
temporary on-site gas plant planned for the first buildings
65 generators requested, about 32 expected to be installed; permit still in draft
$10B+
investment announced in Feb. 2026
the 2024 local deal began with an $800M first phase
June 30, 2029
required in-service date for the new 345 kV grid link
shared with Eli Lilly: 1,200 MW district demand in the filing
OperatorMeta Platforms (through its subsidiary Orla LLC)
CustomerMeta itself; no outside tenant
Planned IT capacity800 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 1 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2028 (range 2027 to 2029); company says 2027.
Next deadlineDec. 2027: First buildings targeted for late 2027 (company); the permanent grid link is due by June 30, 2029
From orbit

The site from above

Satellite overview1
Satellite image, Aug. 15, 2025. Pin: Meta Lebanon main build site, north of State Route 32.
From orbit

Meta Lebanon main build site

Satellite views of the same ground on Aug. 15, 2025 and Oct. 18, 2026. The later view comes from a lower-resolution satellite (10 m pixels), so it is much softer than the first. Drag to compare. What we count on the Oct. 18, 2026 image:

after
before
◀ Satellite image, Aug. 15, 2025Lower-resolution satellite image, Oct. 18, 2026 ▶
Power

Power and the grid

Contracted, size not disclosed

Life Cycle Power gas bridge plantDraft air permit
134 MW
mobile gas generators at 3602 West SR 32, to carry the first buildings until the grid link is built State agency · Feb. 2026
Proposed
Other sources, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

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

  1. March 10, 2025
    Co-op files for the grid link
    The power cooperative asks MISO for expedited review of a new 345 kV ring bus, about 33 miles of line and new substations west of Lebanon, due in service June 30, 2029. see Permits
  2. Feb. 20, 2026
    Bridge plant applied for
    Life Cycle Power applies to the state for a 134 MW gas plant to power the first buildings until the grid is ready. State agency · Feb. 2026
  3. Aug. 10, 2026
    Comment closes on both air permits
    The state's public comment period ends for the campus and bridge plant draft permits; no final decision is confirmed. see Permits
  4. Sept. 2026
    Transmission owner approved
    Indiana regulators approve a Wabash Valley and Blackstone-backed venture as a public utility for about 100 miles of lines, two of which serve the district, with eminent-domain power. News report · Oct. 2026
Queue positions on record
  1. March 10, 2025
    MISO queue position
    1,200 MW, expedited project review requested, in-service date June 2029, at Qualitech-Whitestown and Nucor-Whitestown 345 kV lines State agency · March 2025

Grid upgrades

What the grid is building for this load: the asset, its cost, who pays and when it is due to be energized. An upgrade may serve a later phase, not the first building.

Related grid records in the area

On-site generation on file

Is it running?

Evidence from space

NO2 over the site, net of the rural background, was lower in July–September 2026 (−1 µmol/m²) than a year earlier (0), a 209% drop that is within normal swings at this level; the rural background stayed flat (about 27 both summers). The satellite sees no new combustion large enough to stand out here. On record here: Life Cycle Power gas bridge plant, 134 MW, proposed. No rise fits a plant that is not running yet, or runs little; it does not prove either.

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NO2 over the campus and over open country (µmol/m²)
020406080Jan 2025AprJulOctJan 2026AprJulOctOver the campusOpen country
020406080Jan 2025JulJan 2026JulOver the campusOpen country
Lines: 7-day (daily) / 3-week (weekly) averages; gaps from cloud filled by straight-line interpolation; dots are raw readings. Shaded: July–September 2025 and 2026, averaging 0 and −1 µmol/m² above open country.

What else could explain it

How this works: the Sentinel-5P satellite measures NO2 in the air over every point on Earth once a day, around 1:30 p.m. local time, in pixels about 5.5 by 3.5 km. NO2 comes from burning fuel (turbines, engines, traffic, power plants), so a rise over a site that open country does not share points to new combustion there. It shows combustion activity, not megawatts. The site box is about 15 km across; the background box is open country about 71 km away. We use only high-quality readings and drop days or weeks when cloud hides more than half of either box. Data: Copernicus Sentinel-5P (ESA), processed with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem Sentinel Hub statistics service.

Permits

Permits checklist

3 pending · 4 granted

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$10B+
investment announced, self-funded by Meta
no project-level debt disclosed State agency · Feb. 2026
$800M
first phase in the 2024 city deal, with up to $4.8B in six phases (press)
before the $10B figure was announced News report · March 2025
35 years
state sales tax exemption, if at least $1B is invested in six years
extendable up to 50 years with more investment State agency · Feb. 2026
$1.5M
community payment to Lebanon for each completed phase
plus $1M a year for 20 years for local energy bill assistance (press) State agency · Feb. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Nov. 2024
    Money Lebanon creates a tax-increment district and approves incentives for an $800M first phase, the first public trace of the project. News report · March 2025
  2. March 10, 2025
    Power The power cooperative asks MISO for a fast review of a 345 kV link, citing 1,200 MW of demand in the district. Utility regulator · March 2025
  3. Oct. 2025
    Construction Construction begins, four months before the public announcement (press). News report · July 2026
  4. Nov. 10, 2025
    Permits Lebanon approves a phased water and wastewater allocation for Meta's subsidiary. News report · Nov. 2025
  5. Feb. 11, 2026
    Site The governor and Meta announce a $10B, 1 GW campus and break ground. State agency · Feb. 2026
  6. Feb. 20, 2026
    Power Life Cycle Power applies for a 134 MW gas bridge plant at the site. State agency · Feb. 2026
  7. July 8, 2026
    Construction Neighbors report round-the-clock construction noise, glare and dust; no stop-work action is reported. News report · July 2026
  8. Aug. 10, 2026
    Permits Public comment closes on the draft air permits after a hearing on Aug. 6. State agency · Aug. 2026
  9. Sept. 2026
    Power Indiana regulators approve the transmission owner for lines serving the district, with eminent-domain power. News report · Oct. 2026
  10. Dec. 2027
    Construction First buildings targeted to open, per the company; no revised date is published. News report · Feb. 2026
  11. June 2029
    Power The new 345 kV grid link is required in service, ending the need for the gas bridge plant. Utility regulator · March 2025
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Feb. 2022: 7 FAA filings (July 2026 to Oct. 2026): tallest permanent tower 200 ft (filed July 2026) and tallest crane 270 ft (Oct. 2026); 69 satellite captures.

FAA filings
Satellite
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’24
’25
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 6. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

13 buildings, 4M sq ft
including 10 data center buildings; an Aug. 2025 city filing showed 15 buildings
News report · Aug. 2026
1,500 acres
campus area inside the state-assembled LEAP district
State agency · Feb. 2026
0.5 to 8 million gallons a day
city water reserved: 0.5 from Jan. 2027, 4.0 from Jan. 2028, 8.0 from Jan. 2031
News report · Nov. 2025
4,000+ construction jobs at peak
about 300 permanent jobs; the city's tax filing counts about 50 jobs
State agency · Feb. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owner and operator
  • Meta Platforms: developer and user
  • Orla LLC: Meta subsidiary that holds permits and city agreements
Builders
  • Turner Construction, Mortenson and Faith Technologies: contractors named
Power
  • Boone Power (Boone REMC): retail co-op
  • Wabash Valley Power Alliance: wholesale supplier and transmission developer
  • Life Cycle Power: bridge plant operator
  • Viridon Midcontinent (Blackstone-backed): partner in the transmission venture
Government
  • Indiana Economic Development Corporation: assembled the LEAP land and grants the tax exemption
  • City of Lebanon: land use, water and incentives
  • Indiana Department of Environmental Management: air permits
Opponents
  • Citizens Action Coalition
  • Boone County Preservation Group (district-wide)
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

392 records from 34 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, public and commercial datasets, utility regulator dockets, company statements, securities filings, court filings and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 19State agency 8Dataset 3Utility regulator 2Company 1SEC filing 1Court filing 1Satellite 0
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 (34)
  • Address: 3062 West SR 32, Lebanon, IN 46052 (Orla LLC permit address); bridge-power parcel at 3602 West SR 32, Lebanon, IN 46052
    “located at 3062 West SR 32, Lebanon, IN 46052”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Generating units on the permit: 65 units
    “Sixty-five (65) natural gas-fired Caterpillar G3516H generators, identified as GEN1 through GEN65, approved in 2026 for construction, each with a rated maximum capacity of 2,763 horsepower”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Generator maker and model: Caterpillar G3516H
    “Sixty-five (65) natural gas-fired Caterpillar G3516H generators, identified as GEN1 through GEN65, approved in 2026 for construction, each with a rated maximum capacity of 2,763 horsepower”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Generation fleet bridge power: 65 natural gas-fired Caterpillar G3516H generators (GEN1-GEN65), each rated 2,763 horsepower, with SCR and oxidation catalysts - per DRAFT Part 70 permit T 011-50087-00094 (Life Cycle Power
    “Sixty-five (65) natural gas-fired Caterpillar G3516H generators, identified as GEN1 through GEN65, approved in 2026 for construction, each with a rated maximum capacity of 2,763 horsepower”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade A
  • Grid operator: MISO
    “Expedited Project Review Request; Project Name LEAP Transmission Network Phase 2; Transmission Owner Wabash Valley Power Alliance”
    Utility regulator · March 2025 · grade A
  • Interconnection status: Permanent supply in development: WVPA LEAP Transmission Network Phase 2 in MISO MTEP via expedited review (MTEP ID 50628), required in-service Jun 30, 2029; new 345/138 kV substation west of Leban
    “Required In-service Date of Project (ISD) 6/30/2029; WVPA will construct a 345/138kV substation on the west side of Lebanon”
    Utility regulator · March 2025 · grade A
  • Transmission: WVPA filed expedited project review request for LEAP Transmission Network Phase 2; district demand estimated 1,200 MW (Lilly plus Meta combined); required in-service date Jun 30, 2029
    “The total demand in the district is estimated to be 1200MW. This represents a 600MW increase to a prior approved submission. Required In-service Date of Project (ISD) 6/30/2029”
    Utility regulator · March 2025 · grade A
  • Nearest substation: 3.56 km - unnamed 69 kV substation at 40.05383,-86.58227 (west, across I-65)
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 9.13 km - 345 kV line (Indianapolis Power & Light)
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest power line of 138 kV: 8.80 km - 230 kV line (nearest line in the 100-345 kV band; a 69 kV line, is 1.84 km away)
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 2.42 km - pipeline (substance not tagged on the map)
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Utility: Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA), wholesale generation and transmission cooperative supplying Boone Power
    “Boone Power purchases power from Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA), our generation and transmission partner”
    Utility regulator · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Electric service agreement signed: Power-supply agreement in place among Boone Power, WVPA and Meta (bring-your-own-energy structure); executed date, term and price not public. WVPA states it has separately secured a lon
    “Boone Power, WVPA, and Meta worked together on a bring-your-own-energy type of agreement. Meta is investing in a carbon-free generation source”
    Utility regulator · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Minimum bill terms: Not disclosed. Boone Power states financial protections and guarantees were built into the agreement so project costs do not fall back on co-op members even if the project is delayed, scaled back, or
    “We've also built significant financial protections and guarantees into the agreement with Meta to ensure project-related costs do not fall back on our members, even if the project is delayed, scaled back, or ultimately does not move forward”
    Utility regulator · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 1,000 MW
    “will deliver 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity to support Meta's core business as well as artificial intelligence”
    Company · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • The LEAP Transmission Network projects (MTEP 50208 + 50628, both EPR, driver Load Growth) are the MISO-planned network build for the LEAP district hosting this campus; the campus is on bridge power per the tree while the
    “Project submitted as a Corrective Action Plan for WVPA 50628 LEAP 2 Expedited Project Review (EPR).”
    Dataset · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • large load interconnection request: expedited project review requested; district demand estimate raised 600 MW over the prior approved submission
    “The total demand in the district is estimated to be 1200MW. This represents a 600MW increase to a prior approved submission.”
    State agency · March 2025 · grade B
  • LEAP district total demand is estimated at 1,200 MW in Wabash Valley Power Alliance's MISO expedited project review request (Mar 10, 2025) - district-wide across the Eli Lilly manufacturing complex and the Meta campus, N
    “The total demand in the district is estimated to be 1200MW. This represents a 600MW increase to a prior approved submission.”
    State agency · March 2025 · grade B
  • Power plan: hybrid
    “Boone Power, WVPA, and Meta worked together on a bring-your-own-energy type of agreement”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • large load interconnection request: ownership arrangement approved; company authorized to operate as a public utility
    “On September 30, Indiana utility regulators approved the ownership arrangement for three power line projects already under development.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Transmission: IURC approved Wabash Valley Transmission Co. ownership arrangement and public-utility status for three line projects (about 100 miles; 66 miles at 345 kV, 34 miles at 138 kV), including eminent-domain autho
    “the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission cleared Wabash Valley Transmission Co. to act as a public utility - with eminent domain - on three power-line projects totaling 100 miles of new wire”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site power technology: Natural-gas-fired generators (mobile, bridge power) operated by Life Cycle Power; diesel emergency backup fleet under the campus Part 70 permit (unit count in the draft-permit technical support
    “Texas-based Life Cycle Power submitted an air emissions permit to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in February detailing plans to supply 134 megawatts of power via gas-fired generators”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Generating units on the permit: 65 generators
    “LCP's permit application requests placing 65 generators on site, but Bland told IndyStar there will likely only be 32 generators”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: 134 MW
    “plans to supply 134 megawatts of power via gas-fired generators to the data facility”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Role of the on-site plant: bridge
    “Life Cycle Power's facilities are intended to provide bridge power solely to the data center until a permanent connection to the local utility provider is made”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Gas supplier: Life Cycle Power (Texas-based mobile generation provider)
    “Texas-based Life Cycle Power submitted an air emissions permit”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Opposition: Neighbors adjacent to the site report round-the-clock construction noise, light and dust (IndyStar, Jul 2026); Citizens Action Coalition opposes the Life Cycle Power gas permit and calls for a statewide data-
    “The air permits caught the attention of consumer watchdog group Citizens Action Coalition, which has called for a statewide moratorium on AI data centers”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: 134 MW
    “Texas-based Life Cycle Power submitted an air emissions permit to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in February detailing plans to supply 134 megawatts of power via gas-fired generators”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: Boone Power (Boone REMC), retail electric cooperative
    “In the city of Lebanon, Meta is developing a $10 billion data center under the jurisdiction of Boone Power, an electric membership cooperative”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Rate class: Cooperative supply (Boone Power REMC / WVPA); no IURC service-agreement or special-contract docket - supply arranged bilaterally under WVPA's dedicated-supply model
    “When a data center moves into a territory that falls under the jurisdiction of an electric membership cooperative, determining energy sources can prove even trickier”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 1,000 MW
    “The 1,500-acre campus is being designed to support 1 gigawatt of capacity, with computing infrastructure spread across at least 11 data centers, according to renderings provided by Meta.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Power supply: Electricity to be provided at least in part by regional cooperatives Boone Power and the Wabash Valley Power Alliance; Meta states it will pay all costs of energy provision for the project.
    “The gigawatt of electricity slated for the Indiana site will be provided at least in part by regional power cooperatives Boone Power and the Wabash Valley Power Alliance.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: 1,000 MW
    “The 1,500-acre campus is being designed to support 1 gigawatt of capacity, with computing infrastructure spread across at least 11 data centers, according to renderings provided by Meta.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: Under construction on temporary bridge power; grid supply via Boone Power (retail co-op) / Wabash Valley Power Alliance (wholesale) - queue records power secured=esa signed, but the co-op ESA is n
    “The gigawatt of electricity slated for the Indiana site will be provided at least in part by regional power cooperatives Boone Power and the Wabash Valley Power Alliance.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (45)
  • Power supply agreement: scope bring-your-own-energy structure; Meta investing in a carbon-free generation source dedicated to the load; WVPA has secured a long-term contract with an unnamed supplier with a carbon-free po
    “Boone Power, WVPA, and Meta worked together on a bring-your-own-energy type of agreement. Meta is investing in a carbon-free generation source to secure electricity to meet the data center's expected electric demand”
    Utility regulator · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Power supply agreement: cost protection large users pay up front for dedicated facilities; financial protections and guarantees protect co-op members if the project is delayed, scaled back, or does not move forward
    “Large users are responsible up front for the cost of facilities built specifically to serve their load, such as dedicated transformers and substations”
    Utility regulator · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Name: Meta Lebanon (Meta data center campus, LEAP Research and Innovation District)
    “Gov. Braun Breaks Ground on $10B Meta Data Center Campus at LEAP District; broke ground on a more than $10 billion state-of-the-art data center campus at the LEAP Innovation and Research District in Lebanon”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Operator: Meta Platforms, Inc. (owner-occupied)
    “Meta will invest over $10 billion over several phases to construct and outfit a 1,500-acre data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenants: Meta Platforms, Inc. (owner-occupied; no third-party tenant)
    “the company broke ground on a more than $10 billion state-of-the-art data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-occupied
    “Meta, which owns technologies like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, will invest over $10 billion over several phases”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Acres: 1500 acres
    “Meta will invest over $10 billion over several phases to construct and outfit a 1,500-acre data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Phases: 6 phases
    “an annual community impact payment of $1.5 million to the city of Lebanon for each completed phase of the up to six-phase project”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Square feet: 4000000 sq ft
    “The state-of-the-art campus will span approximately four million square feet and will deliver 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity”
    Company · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Announced: Feb. 11, 2026
    “Gov. Braun Breaks Ground on $10B Meta Data Center Campus at LEAP District, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Groundbreaking date: Feb. 11, 2026
    “the company broke ground on a more than $10 billion state-of-the-art data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated capital cost: 10000000000 USD
    “Meta will invest over $10 billion over several phases to construct and outfit a 1,500-acre data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Financing: Self-funded by Meta Platforms, Inc.; no project-level debt disclosed
    “Meta will invest over $10 billion over several phases”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Incentives: State (IEDC): 35-year data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $1 billion in eligible capital invested within the first six years; extension of five years for the first additional $2.2 billion and each a
    “the Indiana Economic Development Corporation committed an investment in Meta in the form of a 35-year term data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $1 billion in eligible capital invested within the first six years”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • General contractor: Turner Construction Company (one of the general contractors)
    “Turner Construction Company has been selected by Meta as one of the contractors for a $10 billion data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana”
    Company · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • State data center sales tax exemption: term 35 years
    “a 35-year term data center sales tax exemption for a minimum $1 billion in eligible capital invested within the first six years”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • State data center sales tax exemption: condition 1000000000 USD
    “for a minimum $1 billion in eligible capital invested within the first six years”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • State data center sales tax exemption: extension up to 50 years
    “For the first additional $2.2 billion and each additional $1.6 billion in eligible capital invested within the first 17 years, the company will be eligible for tax exemptions for an additional five-year period, up to a total of 50 years”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • State data center sales tax exemption: performance condition
    “These incentives are performance-based, meaning the company is eligible to claim state benefits once investments are made and jobs are created”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Community impact payment: payment 1500000 USD per completed phase
    “The company has committed to an annual community impact payment of $1.5 million to the city of Lebanon for each completed phase of the up to six-phase project”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Public announcement and groundbreaking: more than $10B, 1 GW campus, 13 buildings, about 4M sq ft, 1,500 acres, up to six phases; IEDC 35-year sales tax exemption structure published
    “Gov. Braun Breaks Ground on $10B Meta Data Center Campus at LEAP District”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Power supply agreement: termination FINDING: no termination, cancellation, minimum-bill or price terms for the Boone Power / WVPA - Meta power agreement are public in any source opened; the agreement text is not publishe
    “There's been absolutely no information about what energy sources are going to power this massive 1,000 megawatt facility that is already under construction (Citizens Action Coalition)”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Buildings planned: 13 buildings including 10 data center buildings, ~4 million sq ft, plus logistics, network and administrative facilities.
    “The completed development is expected to include approximately 4 million square feet across 13 buildings, including 10 data-center buildings and additional logistics, network and administrative facilities.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • General contractor: Mortenson; Faith Technologies (additional builders named on the project site)
    “Builders: Mortenson, Turner Construction Company, Faith Technologies (per lebanondatacenter.com)”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Road construction facilitation agreement: scope County Road 200 West construction facilitation
    “Resolution 2026-37: Agreement to facilitate County Road 200 West construction with Orla LLC and IEDC (subject to legal/technical review): approved”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Noise or water complaints: Residents within about a half mile report construction noise, vibration, light glare and dust since Oct 2025; Lebanon's construction noise ordinance applies within 500 feet of residences
    “They say the construction disrupts their sleep with relentless lights, emits noise that makes their homes vibrate and clogs the roads with truck traffic”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • IndyStar investigation found the co-op power supply for the 1,000 MW campus opaque: Boone Power offered little insight and WVPA's dedicated carbon-free supplier is unnamed
    “There's been absolutely no information about what energy sources are going to power this massive 1,000 megawatt facility that's already under construction”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Energy bill assistance commitment: community benefit 1000000 USD per year for 20 years
    “The developer committed to provide $1 million per year for the next 20 years to the Boone County REMC Community Fund”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Conditions of approval: City of Lebanon ERA / SB-1 for Project Domino: approximately $400 million in improvements and approximately 50 jobs at average wages of 125 percent of the Boone County average; reaffirmed by Resol
    “reaffirming previously filed statements of benefits that estimate $400 million in improvements and 50 jobs, with average wages projected at 125 percent of the Boone County average”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Local tax abatement package (Project Domino): condition 400000000 USD
    “an estimate of approximately $400,000,000 in improvements and an expectation that about 50 employees will be hired, with average wages projected at 125 percent of the Boone County average”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Citizens Energy Group's Citizens-Lebanon Water Supply Program (about $560M, Indiana SRF financing) will deliver 25 MGD to Lebanon and the LEAP district by 2031; easement solicitation letters went to property owners in No
    “Citizens Energy said Eagle Creek will be one of 10 water sources that will be part of the supply program, which will provide 25 million gallons of water per day to Lebanon and the LEAP District by 2031”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water use stated: City allocation reserved under Nov 2025 agreement: 0.5 MGD from Jan 2027, 4.0 MGD from Jan 2028, 8.0 MGD from Jan 2031; Meta states closed-loop system uses zero water for a majority of the year and 100%
    “Meta or Orla LLC is requesting a half million gallons per day in January '27, 4,000,000 in January '28, and 8,000,000 by January '31”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water and wastewater allocation agreement: scope 500000 gallons/day
    “Meta or Orla LLC is requesting a half million gallons per day in January '27, 4,000,000 in January '28, and 8,000,000 by January '31”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water and wastewater allocation agreement: scope 4000000 gallons/day
    “requesting a half million gallons per day in January '27, 4,000,000 in January '28, and 8,000,000 by January '31”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water and wastewater allocation agreement: scope 8000000 gallons/day
    “requesting a half million gallons per day in January '27, 4,000,000 in January '28, and 8,000,000 by January '31”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water and wastewater allocation agreement: condition 10% refundable availability deposit
    “The agreement includes a refundable 10% availability deposit to reserve capacity”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Water and wastewater allocation agreement: termination reversion allocation reverts to the system if the customer does not pay when the city turns on supply
    “if the customer does not pay when the city turns on supply, the allocation reverts to the system”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Wholesale water supply (context): scope 25000000 gallons/day
    “a wholesale supply agreement with Citizens Energy Group will add up to 25 million gallons per day between 2027 and 2031 to meet expected demand”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Governor-ordered forensic audit of the IEDC and continued transparency fights over the LEAP district form the political backdrop; IEDC had spent about $427M assembling roughly 5,800 acres by Oct 2024
    “Daggy tied overall transparency concerns with a governor-ordered forensic audit of the IEDC's finances”
    News report · May 2025 · grade C
  • Meta struck a tentative deal with the City of Lebanon: initial $800M phase, first of up to six phases, potential total up to about $4.8B; city council created a TIF district and approved performance-based incentives
    “Meta, Facebook's parent company, struck a tentative deal with the city of Lebanon in November for an initial $800 million investment”
    News report · March 2025 · grade C
  • Incentives: Local (City of Lebanon, Nov 2024): tax-increment financing district plus a 35-year complete personal property abatement on equipment under Indiana's 2019 data center law and a 10-year, 50% real property abate
    “Lebanon used a 2019 data center law to provide Meta a 35-year complete personal property abatement covering the cost of equipment while also giving the company a 10-year, 50% real property tax abatement for the buildings in the first phase”
    News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
  • Local tax abatement package (Project Domino): scope 100% personal property abatement on equipment, 35 years
    “Lebanon used a 2019 data center law to provide Meta a 35-year complete personal property abatement covering the cost of equipment”
    News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
  • Local tax abatement package (Project Domino): scope 50% real property abatement, 10 years, first-phase buildings
    “while also giving the company a 10-year, 50% real property tax abatement for the buildings in the first phase of its development”
    News report · Jan. 2025 · grade C
  • Stated capital cost: 800000000 USD
    “the company has committed to a $800 million investment in what is the first of a potentially six-phase development with a potential investment of up to $4.8 billion”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Tax increment financing district: scope TIF district created
    “The Lebanon City Council on Monday night approved the creation of a tax-increment financing district and performance-based incentives to try to secure a deal with the parent of Facebook and Instagram”
    News report · Nov. 2024 · grade C
Permits and government (31)
  • Owner companies: Orla LLC
    “IDEM has received an application from Orla, LLC, located at 3062 West SR 32, Lebanon, IN 46052, for a New Source Construction and Part 70 Operating Permit”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Air: Draft permit and preliminary findings issued; 30-day public comment period ended Aug 10, 2026; final decision not confirmed in sources opened
    “If approved by IDEM's Office of Air Quality (OAQ), this proposed permit would allow Orla, LLC to construct and operate a new stationary data center”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • IDEM preliminary findings (draft permit + technical support document) for Life C: Preliminary findings and DRAFT Part 70 permit issued for public comment; comment period closed; virtual public hearing held Aug. 6, 2026
    “The public comment period will end on Monday, August 10, 2026”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Air: Virtual public hearing held on the draft permit, triggered by a written hearing request and comments received
    “Due to a written public hearing request and several comments received by IDEM from interested parties, a public hearing will be held on August 6th, 2026 to discuss air permitting for Orla, LLC”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • IDEM held a virtual public hearing on the Orla, LLC draft Part 70 permit after a written hearing request and comments
    “Due to a written public hearing request and several comments received by IDEM from interested parties, a public hearing will be held on August 6th, 2026”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • IDEM Office of Air Quality (virtual public hearing): Public hearing on the draft New Source Construction and Part 70 Operating Permit for Orla, LLC (T011-50034-00093)
    “a public hearing will be held on August 6th, 2026 to discuss air permitting for Orla, LLC”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • 'Crane2' structure at 40.05720278,-86.53720278, 130 ft AGL, submitted 07/21/2026: Aeronautical case filed - Determined: No Hazard to Air Navigation
    “Crane2 | Determined - No Hazard | submitted 07/21/2026 | 40.05720278,-86.53720278 | AGL 130 ft”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade A
  • 'Tower2' structure at 40.05720278,-86.53720278, 200 ft AGL, submitted 07/21/2026: Aeronautical case filed - Determined: No Hazard to Air Navigation
    “Tower2 | Determined - No Hazard | submitted 07/21/2026 | 40.05720278,-86.53720278 | AGL 200 ft”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade A
  • 'Crane1' structure at 40.06449722,-86.54821389, 130 ft AGL, submitted 07/21/2026: Aeronautical case filed - Determined: No Hazard to Air Navigation
    “Crane1 | Determined - No Hazard | submitted 07/21/2026 | 40.06449722,-86.54821389 | AGL 130 ft”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade A
  • 'Tower1' structure at 40.06449722,-86.54821389, 200 ft AGL, submitted 07/21/2026: Aeronautical case filed - Determined: No Hazard to Air Navigation
    “Tower1 | Determined - No Hazard | submitted 07/21/2026 | 40.06449722,-86.54821389 | AGL 200 ft”
    FAA · July 2026 · grade A
  • Air: Draft permit issued; affected-state notification and 30-day public comment period initiated Jun 24, 2026; comment period ended Aug 10, 2026; final decision not confirmed
    “A 30-day public comment period has been initiated for: Permit Number: 011-50087-00094; Applicant Name: Life Cycle Power; Location: Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • IDEM initiated public comment on the Life Cycle Power draft Part 70 permit (011-50087-00094); the Orla campus permit (T011-50034-00093) also reached draft with comment closing Aug 10, 2026
    “A 30-day public comment period has been initiated for: Permit Number: 011-50087-00094; Applicant Name: Life Cycle Power”
    State agency · June 2026 · grade A
  • Life Cycle Power, 3602 West SR 32, Lebanon, Boone County (Plant ID 011-00094). A: New Source Construction Permit and Part 70 Operating Permit application received
    “in conformity with the requirements and intent of the construction permit application received by the Office of Air Quality on February 20, 2026”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade A
  • WVPA MISO expedited project review: LEAP district demand doubled to 1,200 MW (Lilly plus Meta); LEAP Transmission Network Phase 2 required in service Jun 30, 2029
    “The total demand in the district is estimated to be 1200MW. This represents a 600MW increase to a prior approved submission”
    Utility regulator · March 2025 · grade A
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Studying
    “ASN 2026-AGL-13729-OE: Meta Data Center - Lebanon Crane - JC, Stationary/Fixed Crane, 270 ft AGL, 1200 ft AMSL, 40.05889,-86.54275, Studying, submitted 2026-10-19”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Studying
    “ASN 2026-AGL-15144-OE: JC Crawler Crane for Meta Proj - 270 AGL, Mobile Crane, 270 ft AGL, 1199 ft AMSL, 40.05584,-86.54571, Studying, submitted 2026-10-19”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA obstruction evaluation (7460-1): Studying
    “ASN 2026-AGL-15146-OE: JC Crawler Crane for Meta Proj - 270 AGL, Mobile Crane, 270 ft AGL, 1198 ft AMSL, 40.05451,-86.53285, Studying, submitted 2026-10-19”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • FAA OE/AAA crane filings naming Meta evidence continuing vertical construction at the Meta Lebanon campus (IN): a 270-ft fixed crane 'Meta Data Center - Lebanon Crane - JC' and two 270-ft 'JC Crawler Crane for Meta Proj'
    “ASN 2026-AGL-13729-OE: Meta Data Center - Lebanon Crane - JC, Stationary/Fixed Crane, 270 ft AGL, 1200 ft AMSL, 40.05889,-86.54275, Studying, submitted 2026-10-19”
    FAA · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Paper or real: real
    “this proposed permit would allow Orla, LLC to construct and operate a new stationary data center”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • County code: 18011
    “Preliminary Findings Regarding a New Source Construction and Part 70 Operating Permit for Orla, LLC in Boone County”
    State agency · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • transmission upgrade (MTEP EPR): Approved - Expedited Project Review (EPR)
    “*50208 New LEAP Transmission Network Load Growth 12/31/2026 $222.2”
    Dataset · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • transmission upgrade (MTEP EPR): Approved - Expedited Project Review (EPR)
    “*50628 Upgrade LEAP Transmission Network Phase 2 Load Growth 6/30/2029 $345.0”
    Dataset · Aug. 2025 · grade B
  • IURC approved Wabash Valley Transmission Co. public-utility status and ownership structure for three line projects (about 100 miles) with eminent-domain authority; two projects serve LEAP load
    “One unwilling landowner, the developers told regulators, could stop the whole corridor. On Wednesday the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission answered that warning by clearing Wabash Valley Transmission Co. to act as a public utility”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Air: Application submitted by Life Cycle Power for a 134 MW gas-fired bridge-power station at 3602 West SR 32, Lebanon
    “Texas-based Life Cycle Power submitted an air emissions permit to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in February detailing plans to supply 134 megawatts of power via gas-fired generators”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Life Cycle Power applied to IDEM for a 134 MW temporary off-grid gas plant - reported as Indiana's first off-grid data center power proposal - to bridge the campus until grid connection
    “Indiana is considering the state's first off-grid power source to provide electricity temporarily to a Meta data center being built in Lebanon”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Lebanon City Council: Resolution 2026-37: agreement to facilitate County Road 200 West construction with Orla LLC and IEDC
    “Resolution 2026-37: Agreement to facilitate County Road 200 West construction with Orla LLC and IEDC (subject to legal/technical review): approved”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Lebanon City Council: Resolution Jan. 2026: confirmatory supplement of the Economic Revitalization Area for Project Domino (Orla LLC), adding seven annexed parcels and reaffirming the SB-1 statement of benefits
    “On Jan. 12 the Lebanon City Council voted to adopt Resolution 2026-01, a confirmatory action supplementing the city's Economic Revitalization Area (ERA) to include seven parcels annexed into the city and associated with Project Domino (applicant: Orla LLC)”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Lebanon City Council: Water and wastewater allocation agreement with Orla LLC (Project Domino) approved; replaces prior pre-allocation agreement
    “City council approved a negotiated water and wastewater agreement with Orla LLC (Project Domino), the entity associated with Meta's data-center project west of town”
    News report · Nov. 2025 · grade C
  • Lebanon Plan Commission: Review of Meta development plan for the LEAP campus (documents dated Aug 6, 2025; renderings show 12 data center buildings, three ancillary buildings, 400+ parking spaces)
    “Lebanon commission to review Meta's 15-building data center project at LEAP District; documents dated Aug. 6 also include multiple renderings of the campus, which would include 12 data center buildings, three ancillary buildings”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Indiana State Budget Committee: Approved IEDC use of $60 million for LEAP land deals and infrastructure serving the Lilly and Meta sites
    “State budget officials on Tuesday approved the Indiana Economic Development Corp.'s plans to use $60 million to close on land deals and build infrastructure for a Meta Platforms Inc. data center and Eli Lilly and Co.'s planned medicine foundry”
    News report · Dec. 2024 · grade C
  • Lebanon City Council: Creation of a tax-increment financing district and performance-based incentives for Project Domino (Meta parent company)
    “The Lebanon City Council on Monday night approved the creation of a tax-increment financing district and performance-based incentives to try to secure a deal with the parent of Facebook and Instagram”
    News report · Nov. 2024 · grade C
Site and other (19)
  • County code: 18011
    “FCC census block API: campus anchor -> Boone County IN 18011; on-site facilities (same campus) -> Boone County”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Developer: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    “Indiana Governor Mike Braun joined executives of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) today as the company broke ground”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Buildings: 13 buildings
    “13 total buildings, including 10 data center buildings as well as facilities to support logistics and warehousing, network and administrative support functions”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Cooling: closed-loop liquid cooling (water-efficient; recirculating)
    “will utilize a water-efficient, closed-loop liquid cooling system that recirculates water”
    Company · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Workforce estimate: more than 4,000 construction jobs at peak; approximately 300 operational jobs
    “The new campus will support approximately 300 high-wage operational jobs once complete and is expected to support more than 4,000 construction jobs at peak”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: late 2027 (first buildings); unchanged as of Oct 2026
    “The first buildings are expected to be operational by 2027, and generators would need to be in place in advance of that”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Delay (months): 0 months
    “The first buildings are expected to be operational by 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: building on track
    “Construction on the Meta campus began in October [2025]. Since then, crews have worked around the clock to hit Meta's target of having the first buildings on the site operational by 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Time to service (months): 14 months
    “The first buildings are expected to be operational by 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Site acres: 1500 acres
    “Meta broke ground in February 2026 on a planned 1,500-acre campus at the LEAP Innovation District.”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • IndyStar photo documentation of active construction across the campus (Jun 30, 2026)
    “Construction continues Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Meta's construction site at the LEAP district in Lebanon, Ind.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: grading
    “Earth movers haul gravel across a sprawling construction site. Construction on the Meta campus began in October [2025]. Since then, crews have worked around the clock”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Construction began on the campus in October 2025, four months before the public announcement and groundbreaking
    “Construction on the Meta campus - a complex of 13 buildings, including 10 data centers - began in October”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Neighbors report round-the-clock construction noise, vibration, light glare and dust; no injunction or stop-work action reported
    “They say the construction disrupts their sleep with relentless lights, emits noise that makes their homes vibrate and clogs the roads with truck traffic”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: late 2027 (first buildings); full-campus completion date not published
    “The Lebanon site is expected to be operational in 2027 or early 2028”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
  • Aliases: LEAP Research and Innovation District campus; Project Domino
    “supplementing the city's Economic Revitalization Area for Project Domino (Orla LLC)”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Code names: Project Domino
    “associated with Project Domino (applicant: Orla LLC)”
    News report · Jan. 2026 · grade C
  • Site plan approval date: Aug. 2025
    “Lebanon commission to review Meta's 15-building data center project at LEAP District; documents dated Aug. 6 [2025] include multiple renderings of the campus”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
  • Lebanon Plan Commission development-plan filing for the Meta campus showed 15 buildings (12 data centers, 3 ancillary) - a larger envelope than the 13 buildings announced in Feb 2026
    “Documents dated Aug. 6 also include multiple renderings of the campus, which would include 12 data center buildings, three ancillary buildings and more than 400 parking spots”
    News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C

Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Maxar via Esri World Imagery Wayback; Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).