No project in Thorntown Town, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Council of Thorntown Town votes on zoning. The Boone County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Meta Lebanon data center campus (LEAP District)
Lebanon, Boone County
1,500 acres · for Meta
🕒 Feb 11, 2026: Meta announced and broke ground on a $10 billion, 1 gigawatt campus in Lebanon.
Stopped or cancelledabout 14 miles awayData One / Logistix data center proposal northwest of Frankfort
Clinton County
715 acres
🕒 Jan 20, 2026: County commissioners voted 3-0 to deny the rezoning.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Boone County
County commissioners voted 3-0 to pause new data center applications in the unincorporated county for one year (June 16, 2026 to June 15, 2027). It does not affect the Meta campus in Lebanon.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Thorntown Town. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Thorntown Town: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (company) or Boone County Rural EMC (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Thorntown (not available).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.