1 data center project in Chesterton Town
Who decides here: the Town Council of Chesterton Town votes on zoning. The Porter County may review big projects too.
In Chesterton Town
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Amazon (AWS) Portage data center
Portage, Porter County
for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Dec 5, 2023: Portage City Council approved tax breaks for the Amazon data center.
Stopped or cancelledabout 8 miles awayAgincourt data center proposal, Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Porter County
🕒 March 11, 2025: The mayor said Agincourt would withdraw and release its option on the land.
Being builtabout 13 miles awayAmazon (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.
Approved, not built yetabout 13 miles awayGoogle Michigan City data center (Project Maize)
Michigan City, LaPorte County
70 acres · for Google
🕒 April 16, 2026: Google confirmed it is buying the Project Maize site.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Chesterton 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 Chesterton Town: 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.