1 data center project in Portage City
Who decides here: the City Council of Portage City votes on zoning. The Porter County may review big projects too.
In Portage City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Provident data center proposal, Chesterton
Chesterton, Porter County
200 acres
🕒 June 10, 2024: Provident Realty Advisors withdrew its application.
Being builtabout 7 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.
Stopped or cancelledabout 10 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.
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayKaris 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 11 miles awayMerrillville 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
Proposedabout 11 miles awayWylie 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
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Portage City. - 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
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Indiana.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Is the Portage data center running yet?
- How many megawatts does it use?