Data center campus · 1800 Cristiani Parkway, Shadow Lake Business Park, Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana
QLEVR Charlestown data center (Shadow Lake Business Park)
Approved
as of July 20, 2026
A small $105 million data center won a 4-3 plan commission vote despite a resident petition, and Charlestown then paused any further data center proposals for a year.
Power5MW reported · stated
Floor area55,000sq ft
Site12acres
Who is behind it
ProjectQLEVR Charlestown data center (Shadow Lake Business Park)
Developer and teamQLEVR
ION Louis LLC
ION Louis LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The common council votes 5-0 for a one-year moratorium on further data centers and battery storage that does not stop this project. (News and Tribune, Aug. 5, 2026)
The advisory plan commission votes 4-3 that the plan meets zoning, with stipulations. (Louisville Public Media, July 21, 2026; News and Tribune, Aug. 5, 2026)
Data Center Dynamics reports the plan is due before the plan commission, with residents raising noise, traffic and environmental concerns. (Data Center Dynamics, June 8, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Petition count differs: more than 800 signatures in Louisville Public Media, about 500 in the News and Tribune.
- Louisville Public Media spells the developer Qlever LLC, based in Tampa; Data Center Dynamics uses QLevr; the News and Tribune uses QLEVR.
- Sq. ft.: about 55,000; Data Center Dynamics gives 55,000 to 60,000.
The full record
- Status note
- The advisory plan commission found the development plan met light industrial zoning, with conditions for a berm, blasting surveys and an environmental study.
- Power note
- Under 50 MW. Sources differ: 3 MW in Data Center Dynamics; up to 5 MW at full build-out in Louisville Public Media.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)