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No project in Winfield Township, but 8 nearby

Who decides here: the Lake County Board of Commissioners usually decides on zoning in Winfield Township. Townships here have little say over land use.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Approved, not built yetabout 7 miles away

Karis Critical data center campus, Merrillville

Merrillville, Lake County

180 acres

🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.

Proposedabout 7 miles away

Wylie Capital Broadway data center, Merrillville

Merrillville, Lake County

🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Proposedabout 7 miles away

Merrillville Technology Park (Province Group)

Merrillville, Lake County

🕒 June 1, 2026: A one-year town pause on new data center approvals started.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles away

Sentinel data center, Eagle Creek Township (near Lowell)

Eagle Creek Township, Lake County

160 acres

🕒 June 9, 2026: Lake County Council approved rezoning 160 acres from farm to light industrial.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Being builtabout 9 miles away

Amazon (AWS) Hobart data center campus

Hobart, Lake County

700 acres · for Amazon Web Services

🕒 May 28, 2026: Merrillville officials said the Hobart campus was under construction.

Stopped or cancelledabout 12 miles away

Agincourt data center proposal, Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Porter County

🕒 March 11, 2025: The mayor said Agincourt would withdraw and release its option on the land.

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules · Lake County

Lake County adopted data center rules (Ordinance 2590). They include noise limits, setbacks, proof the power company has enough capacity, an energy efficiency plan, a water plan and a plan for taking the site down later.

Aug 2025Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Winfield Township: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company) or Kankakee Valley Rural 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.