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Google Morgan County Data Center

Monrovia, Morgan County, INDeveloper: Google

Also known as Project Louie

Under constructionEarthmoving began early 2026; neighbors' lawsuit over the first rezoning ongoing
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

Google is developing a data center campus along West State Road 42 on 550 acres near Monrovia in Morgan County, first advanced under the name Project Louie by Woodland Caribou LLC. Documents in neighbors' litigation describe a $1 billion investment, and the county granted 10-year tax breaks of up to 50%; Google says it will pay 100% of the cost of the electricity it uses, in partnership with AES Indiana. Earthmovers began shifting dirt around the end of February 2026, while a lawsuit over the first rezoning remains ongoing.

Stated investment
$1 billion[6]
per documents submitted in litigation
Site size
550 acres[4]
Permanent jobs (promised)
100

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site size550 acres [4]
Source excerpt
“The new data center, located on 550 acres along West State Road 42 near Monrovia, will support Google's digital services, including Google Cloud, Workspace, Search, and Maps”
Buildings5 [1]
up to five buildings per application reported in October 2025, covering the initial 390-acre site
Source excerpt
“up to five buildings could be developed on the site”
Stated investment$1 billion [6]
per documents submitted in litigation
Source excerpt
“Project Louie is a $1 billion investment, according to documents submitted during Terri Moore's litigation.”
Permanent jobs (promised)100 [6]
Source excerpt
“The company's promised investments include 100 full-time jobs with wages of either $100,000 a year or 125% of Morgan County's average annual wage, whichever is greater.”

How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.

Power

UtilityAES Indiana [4]
Utility pages: AES Indiana · data centers and bills
Source excerpt
“Google says it will pay for 100% of the electricity its data center uses, partnering with AES Indiana to ensure affordable and reliable energy infrastructure.”

Water

Water sourceNot onsite groundwater (company-stated) [4]
Source excerpt
“Google confirmed it will not use onsite groundwater for the campus operations.”

Money & incentives

Tax incentivesTax breaks of up to 50% for 10 years granted to Woodland Caribou LLC in May 2025 [6]
Source excerpt
“In May 2025, the county granted Woodland Caribou LLC tax breaks of up to 50% for 10 years.”
Abatement term10 years [6]
Source excerpt
“In May 2025, the county granted Woodland Caribou LLC tax breaks of up to 50% for 10 years.”
Payments / community benefitsTax payments of at least $500,000 a year, with at least $300,000 per data center building [6]
Source excerpt
“The tax payments should meet a minimum of $500,000 per year, with no less than $300,000 per data center building.”

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteMorgan County Commissioners approved zoning for more than 500 acres on Oct. 6, 2025 [2]
Source excerpt
“Morgan County Commissioners approved zoning a total of more than 500 acres of agricultural land outside of Monrovia for Google's potential data center on Oct. 6”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Water and power

Water

Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.

Power

UtilityAES Indiana [4]

Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →

Lawsuits

Terri Moore et al. petition for review of Project Louie rezoningpending [6]
Nearby property owners sought review of the rezoning of the first 390.74 acres and allege construction will harm the enjoyment and value of their properties; the litigation is ongoing.
· filed Mar 2025

Timeline

  1. Terri Moore and another nearby property owner sue for review of the rezoning of the first 390.74 acres [6]

  2. County grants Woodland Caribou LLC 10-year tax breaks of up to 50% [6]

  3. Google confirms it is exploring a development in Morgan County [1]

  4. Google details plans for the 550-acre campus and says utilities and foundation work will begin in February [4]

  5. Earthmovers begin shifting dirt on the site [6]

  6. Monrovia Town Council votes 3-2 to begin exploring annexation of land east of town including the site [5]

  7. Google offers to pay for a $12 million expansion of Monrovia's wastewater plant if the town ends its annexation effort; the offer set a July 3 deadline [7]

  8. Morgan County Redevelopment Commission votes unanimously for a tax increment financing district that includes the Project Louie site [8]

Issues raised

  • Residents have protested citing energy and water use, noise pollution and effects on property values [5]
  • At max capacity, each data center building could use roughly 4 million gallons of water a day [6]
  • Neighbors allege construction will harm the enjoyment and value of their properties [6]

Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.

Sources

  1. Google behind 390-acre data center development in Morgan County, Indiana
    DatacenterDynamics · Oct 22, 2025 · news
  2. Google confirms it is behind data center plan in rural Morgan County
    WRTV · Nov 6, 2025 · news
  3. Dellinger details new data center updates
    Morgan County Correspondent · Oct 30, 2025 · news
  4. Google details plans for Morgan County data center
    WISH-TV · Dec 10, 2025 · news
  5. Monrovia explores annexing site of future Google data center
    Indiana Public Media · Apr 3, 2026 · news
  6. The billion-dollar neighbor coming to Morgan County
    Indiana Daily Student · Apr 2026 · news
  7. Google pressures Monrovia to end annexation effort
    Morgan County Correspondent · Jul 2, 2026 · news
  8. How NDAs are hiding data center details from the public
    Indiana Public Media · Sep 21, 2026 · news

Cite this page

Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Google Morgan County Data Center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-monrovia-morgan-county-in
MLA“Google Morgan County Data Center.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-monrovia-morgan-county-in.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/google-monrovia-morgan-county-in

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