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Data center campus · Off East County Road 1350 North, just south of Carbon (the permit lists Brazil as the city), Clay County, Indiana

Blue Power power plant and data center (Carbon, Clay County)

Proposed as of July 15, 2026

A state air permit for power generation near Carbon says the plant would serve a new data center, and Clay County commissioners said they oppose a data center and had not been contacted about one. Also known as: IDEM permit 021-48643-00020.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site27.62acres

Who is behind it

ProjectBlue Power power plant and data center (Carbon, Clay County)Also: IDEM permit 021-48643-00020
Developer and teamBlue Power LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. An attorney representing the company told The Brazil Times that a small power plant and a data center are planned, with final plans unset and construction possible within a year. (The Brazil Times, July 15, 2026)

  2. County officials said they had not received notice of the permit and that without zoning they could not regulate land use or impose a moratorium. (WTHI, July 9, 2026; WTHI, July 7, 2026)

  3. WTHI reported that a county commissioner had learned of the plant from outside sources, that a link to a data center was unconfirmed, and that the company had not responded to requests for comment. (WTHI, June 19, 2026)

  4. Clay County commissioners said no one had contacted them about a data center, that they opposed one, and that they were working on an ordinance. (Clay County Commissioners, June 12, 2026)

  5. The Brazil Times reported that coordinates in the permit application placed the project off East County Road 1350 North in Clay County, not in Parke County as an advocacy group had listed it. (The Brazil Times, June 10, 2026)

  6. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management approved a significant source modification permit, applied for in January 2025, for a cogeneration system meant to supply a new data center. (The Brazil Times, June 10, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The 27.62 acres is the land Clay County GIS lists for Blue Power, not a stated project size. No megawatt figure or data center operator has been reported.
  • WTHI described a plant under construction in June 2026; the company's attorney said in July that only site work, including clearing some trees, had been done.
  • A commissioner told WTHI in June 2026 that the data center could fall in Clay, Parke or Vigo County, depending on what counts as nearby. Permit details come from The Brazil Times; the IDEM file itself was not opened.
  • Under the permit as reported, IDEM may revoke the approval if construction does not start within 18 months or stops for a year or more.

The full record

Status note
A company attorney confirmed a power plant and data center are planned and said only site work had been done; county officials said they cannot regulate land use without zoning, and no local filing was found.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.