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Data center project · Boone County, Indiana

Meta Lebanon data center campus (LEAP District)

Under construction · Meta is building a 1,500-acre campus of 13 buildings (10 of them data centers) in the state-developed LEAP district, and says it will pay the full cost of its energy. Also known as: LEAP Research and Innovation District.

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Status
Under construction · as of Feb. 11, 2026
Approved by
Lebanon City Council (Indiana)
Incentive package including a new TIF district, property tax abatements, and water and wastewater service for Meta's LEAP District campus, Nov. 25, 2024, vote Unanimous
WFYI says the council met 'Monday' before its Nov. 27, 2024 report. On Aug. 18, 2025 the Lebanon Plan Commission gave the development plan a favorable recommendation; the final approval of that plan was not found. (WFYI, Nov. 27, 2024; WRTV, Aug. 20, 2025)
Location
Lebanon, LEAP Research and Innovation District · Boone County
Status note
Ground was broken Feb. 11, 2026. Meta aims to bring the first phase online in late 2027 or early 2028.
Floor area
4,000,000 sq ft
Land
1,500 acres
Investment
More than $10 billion over up to six phases
Developer and team
Meta Platforms
End user
Meta
Water
Meta has pledged to restore 100% of the water the campus consumes, through local watershed projects including irrigation work in the Upper Wabash basin and Deer Creek.
Incentives
IEDC: a 35-year data center sales tax exemption tied to at least $1 billion invested within six years, extendable in five-year steps to 50 years for further investment. Meta will pay the city of Lebanon $1.5 million a year for each completed phase and give $1 million a year for 20 years to the Boone REMC energy-assistance fund.
Evidence
Primary public records
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. June 15, 2026 Boone County adopts a one-year moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated areas; the Lebanon LEAP site is inside city limits. (WRTV, June 15, 2026)
  2. Feb. 11, 2026 Gov. Braun and Meta break ground on the $10 billion-plus campus, which is expected to bring about 300 permanent jobs and 4,000 construction jobs at peak. (Indiana Economic Development Corp., Feb. 11, 2026; Indiana Capital Chronicle, Feb. 11, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Power capacity (MW) and the serving electric utility were not stated in the sources reviewed.
  • Whether the county moratorium affects later Meta phases was not addressed in the sources; the LEAP district is in the city of Lebanon.

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