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Data center project · Morgan County, Indiana

Google Morgan County data center campus (Monrovia)

Approved · After months of secrecy under nondisclosure agreements, Google confirmed in October 2025 that it is behind a five-building campus on rezoned farmland east of Monrovia.

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Status
Approved · as of Oct. 2025
Approved by
Morgan County Board of Commissioners (Indiana)
Rezoning of about 390 acres of farmland, Feb. 18, 2025, vote Unanimous (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Feb. 19, 2025)
Approved by
Morgan County Board of Commissioners (Indiana)
Rezoning of 158 additional acres along State Road 42, Oct. 2025
Vote count not reported. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Oct. 22, 2025; Inside INdiana Business / Indianapolis Business Journal, Oct. 21, 2025)
Location
East of Monrovia along State Road 42 · Morgan County
Status note
County commissioners rezoned about 390 acres in February 2025 and 158 more in October 2025. A resident lawsuit was pending, and in April 2026 Monrovia began exploring annexation of the site.
Land
548 acres
Investment
Not disclosed; local officials call it a billion-dollar project.
Developer and team
Google
End user
Google
Incentives
IEDC approved incentives in June 2025 (amount not reported).
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. April 3, 2026 Monrovia's town council votes 3-2 to explore annexing the site. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), April 3, 2026)
  2. Oct. 21, 2025 Google confirms it is the developer; commissioners had approved the additional acreage that month. (Inside INdiana Business / Indianapolis Business Journal, Oct. 21, 2025; WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Oct. 22, 2025)
  3. Sept. 29, 2025 The county plan commission holds a hearing on rezoning another 158 acres along State Road 42. (WRTV, Sept. 26, 2025)
  4. July 21, 2025 Protesters rally outside the Morgan County Justice Complex against the five-building campus. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), July 22, 2025)
  5. March 20, 2025 Residents sue in Morgan Superior Court over the rezoning. (Indianapolis Business Journal, July 4, 2025)
  6. Feb. 18, 2025 Morgan County commissioners vote unanimously to rezone about 390 acres for a data center whose developer was unnamed; residents raise concerns about noise, water, energy and secrecy. (WFIU/WTIU News (Indiana Public Media), Feb. 19, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage varies: about 390 acres first rezoned plus 158 more (about 548 total), versus 500 acres in IBJ's headline.
  • The Feb. 18 vote date is inferred from a report describing a 'Tuesday' vote published Feb. 19, 2025.
  • MW not disclosed.

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