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Total MW/IT load is not published by Google; grid operator for I&M/AEP service area not fully confirmed; coordinates approximate.","keyFacts":[{"label":"$2B / 12 buildings / 892-acre campus (reported)","value":"The Journal Gazette reports Google expects to invest $2 billion in long-range plans for 12 buildings on an 892-acre site bordered by Adams Center and Tillman roads and the railroad corridor near New Haven, that the campus is in its third development phase, and that it officially started operating in December (year implied by Sep 2026 article context as the prior December). It also notes a local tax abatement saving about 50% or about $55.5 million on property taxes over the first 10 years ([Journal Gazette, Sep 21 2026](https://www.journalgazette.net/local/google-seeks-228-more-emergency-generators-for-fort-wayne-data-center-campus/article_08ea947a-a010-4b84-89d7-34e18d6fff57.html))","sourceUrl":"https://www.journalgazette.net/local/google-seeks-228-more-emergency-generators-for-fort-wayne-data-center-campus/article_08ea947a-a010-4b84-89d7-34e18d6fff57.html"},{"label":"Third air-permit bid +228 generators (reported)","value":"The Journal Gazette reports Hatchworks LLC (filing for Google) planned to file Google's third IDEM air-quality permit modification seeking about 228 additional emergency diesel generators beyond prior approvals that had already allowed more than 170 units. A Google spokesperson is quoted saying generators are for backup only, each expected under 10 hours of testing per year, and that phases are designed to meet or exceed state and federal environmental standards ([Journal Gazette, Sep 21 2026](https://www.journalgazette.net/local/google-seeks-228-more-emergency-generators-for-fort-wayne-data-center-campus/article_08ea947a-a010-4b84-89d7-34e18d6fff57.html))","sourceUrl":"https://www.journalgazette.net/local/google-seeks-228-more-emergency-generators-for-fort-wayne-data-center-campus/article_08ea947a-a010-4b84-89d7-34e18d6fff57.html"},{"label":"Phase 3 wetland permit SRIP01408 (reported)","value":"21Alive reports IDEM approved on Sep 10, 2026 a Phase 3 state regulated wetland permit for Hatchworks LLC's Google Fort Wayne expansion (Project Zodiac Phase 3), allowing fill of 2.13 acres of forested isolated wetlands for three new buildings plus utilities/drives/stormwater, with mitigation via purchase of wetland credits, projected Phase 3 work start mid-September and end December 2030 as stated by developers after approval ([21Alive, Sep 11 2026](https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/09/11/idem-approves-googles-latest-request-fill-wetlands-fort-wayne-data-center-expansion/))","sourceUrl":"https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/09/11/idem-approves-googles-latest-request-fill-wetlands-fort-wayne-data-center-expansion/"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/google-data-center-gets-idem-approval-air-qualiy/","date":"2024-07-01","title":"Google data center gets IDEM approval, air quality","publisher":"WANE 15"},{"url":"https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/03/17/google-requests-permit-third-phase-fort-wayne-data-center/","date":"2026-03-17","title":"Google requests permit for third phase of Fort Wayne data center","publisher":"21Alive News"},{"url":"https://www.journalgazette.net/local/google-seeks-228-more-emergency-generators-for-fort-wayne-data-center-campus/article_08ea947a-a010-4b84-89d7-34e18d6fff57.html","date":"2026-09-21","title":"Google seeks 228 more emergency generators for Fort Wayne data center campus","publisher":"The Journal Gazette"},{"url":"https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/09/11/idem-approves-googles-latest-request-fill-wetlands-fort-wayne-data-center-expansion/","date":"2026-09-11","title":"IDEM approves Google’s latest request to fill wetlands for Fort Wayne data center expansion","publisher":"21Alive / WPTA"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-17T20:21:11.487Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T04:42:47.126Z","location":{"id":"4fa033bf-749d-46f8-9e36-b594bd3b94f6","name":"Fort Wayne","slug":"fort-wayne-indiana","kind":"city","parentLocationId":"7fda7dfe-fa16-478b-b456-7a3f45a33844","region":"Indiana","lat":41.05,"lng":-85.05,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-17T20:21:11.111Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T18:03:39.706Z"},"parties":[{"id":"f21d977c-d710-420a-b6fa-a05a637426d5","dataCenterId":"6ee5bee5-33db-4414-bd34-d8a403194cad","companyId":"0ed0d0e3-6e8b-4701-a812-f13221399dd4","externalName":"Google","role":"operator","structureNotes":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-17T20:21:11.908Z","company":{"id":"0ed0d0e3-6e8b-4701-a812-f13221399dd4","name":"Google","slug":"google"}},{"id":"3e2e6e27-3c99-4718-89f7-b4382dc0fc7a","dataCenterId":"6ee5bee5-33db-4414-bd34-d8a403194cad","companyId":null,"externalName":"Hatchworks LLC","role":"construction","structureNotes":"Builder/developer of the campus; 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