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LaPorte County, Indiana

LaPorte County, Indiana has 1.8 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 20 records, against 546.4 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 1.3 GW of planned generation across 8 projects, 2 of them past their listed in-service date.

Data as of Grid region: Midcontinent ISO (MISO)Refreshed monthly
1.8GW
data centers, planned to operating
20
data center records, not cancelled
10.5%
of Indiana's data center MW
546.4MW
operating generation, 9 projects
1.3GW
planned generation, 8 projects
2
data center developers active here
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LaPorte County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 3 of its 3 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Starke no data centers St Joseph 3.2 GW Porter 21.7 MW LaPorte 1.8 GW
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
3.3times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. LaPorte County's own plants cover 30.7% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 1.3 GW.

Data centers, planned to operating1.8 GW
Operating generation546.4 MW
Planned generation1.3 GW

Data centers by status

20 records, 1.8 GW

Under construction137.5 MW1 record, 8%
Planned1.6 GW19 records, 92%
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The data center pipeline

8 records list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2032. The largest expected additions are 261 MW listed for 2029 and 261 MW for 2032. 12 records list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
0100200300 Snapshot year 138 2026 2027 2028 261 2029 163 2030 2031 261 2032
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YearRecordsMW
20261138
202700
202800
20293261
20301163
203100
20323261
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 8 records with a year; 12 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in LaPorte

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.

Microsoft 1.5 GW 17 sites
Google 300 MW 2 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
Microsoft171,479
Google2300
Members see all 2 developers, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

9 plants operate inside LaPorte County, 546.4 MW. The queue adds 1.3 GW across 8 projects, and 2 of them are past their listed in-service date.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in LaPorte County

OperatingPlanned
SolarPlanned 674 MW 4 projects
Battery StoragePlanned 635 MW 4 projects
CoalOperating 540 MW 1 project
Landfill GasOperating 3.2 MW 4 projects
Natural GasOperating 3.2 MW 4 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
SolarPlanned4674
Battery StoragePlanned4635
CoalOperating1540
Landfill GasOperating43.2
Natural GasOperating43.2
Operating: 546.4 MW. Planned: 1.3 GW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 1.9 GW against 1.8 GW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0200400600800 Snapshot year 150 2023 45 2024 2025 285 2026 680 2027 149 2028
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20231150
2024145
202500
20262285
20273680
20281149
2 projects, 195 MW, were due before 2026

LaPorte County against its neighbors

St Joseph County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 3.2 GW, more than LaPorte County. 2 of the 3 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
St Joseph County 39
3,202
1,012
2,614 3.2x
LaPorte County this page 20
1,779
546
1,309 3.3x
Porter County 1
22
240
150 0.09x
Starke County 0
0
891
900 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

4 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

2 projects in LaPorte County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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0
added to a queue, 0 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
2
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 335 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in LaPorte County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 changes.

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County: LaPorte County, INSince June 4, 2026 2 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in LaPorte County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 37 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: LaPorte County, INStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 37 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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