No project in Ray Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Franklin County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Ray Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposed data center campus (Franklin County)
Franklin County
300 acres
🕒 2026: Residents packed an informational meeting about the proposal.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 15 miles awayJumping Bison data center (Greensburg)
Greensburg, Decatur County
550 acres
🕒 Dec 2024: Greensburg City Council approved a 10-year, 60% property tax break for Jumping Bison LLC.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Franklin County
County commissioners voted unanimously to keep a year-long data center pause in place. No data center applications are accepted until February 24, 2027, while the county writes new zoning rules.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Ray Township. - Go to township 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 Ray Township: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC (company) or Rushshelby Energy (co-op (owned by its members)) or Decatur County Rural E M C (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southeastern Indiana R E M C (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.