Approved, not built yet
Amazon (AWS) Portage data center
Amazon is building a smaller $87 million data center at the AmeriPlex at the Port business park in Portage. It promised at least 10 jobs paying over $100,000.
Where things stand: City approved tax breaks in December 2023. We could not confirm whether it is built.
🕒 Latest update (Dec 5, 2023): Portage City Council approved tax breaks for the Amazon data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAmeriPlex at the Port, north of I-94, Portage, Porter County
- 🏢 CompanyAmazon Web Services
- 🏛️ Owned byAmazon
- 👤 Built forAmazon Web Services
- 💵 Cost$87 million
- 💸 Tax breaksProperty tax breaks; Amazon pays about $7.5 million in property taxes over 10 years.
- 👷 Jobs promised10
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Is the Portage data center running yet? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many megawatts does it use? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 5, 2023Portage City Council approved tax breaks for the Amazon data center.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Amazon building $87M data center in Portage · Inside Indiana Business · Dec 2023
- Portage council approves tax abatements for Amazon data center · Lakeshore Public Media · Dec 7, 2023
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