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Data center campus · Unincorporated Eagle Creek Township, south side of State Road 2 just east of Clay Street, near Lowell, Lake County, Indiana

Sentinel Data Centers Project Shirley

Proposed as of June 9, 2026

Sentinel Data Centers won a county rezoning for a $5 billion, four-building campus on 160 farm acres in south Lake County over organized local opposition. Also known as: Project Shirley.

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Power500MW reported · stated
Site160acres

Who is behind it

ProjectSentinel Data Centers Project ShirleyAlso: Project Shirley
Developer and teamSentinel Data Centers
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The Lake County Council approves rezoning the land from agriculture to light industrial. (Construction Review, June 9, 2026)

  2. The Plan Commission forwards the rezoning with no recommendation after a tied vote. (TownPlanner (community calendar listing), June 9, 2026; Construction Review, June 9, 2026)

  3. Sentinel's requested town hall takes place at Lowell High School with pre-submitted questions; a rally had been called for an hour before it. (Project Shirley website (publisher not stated), April 10, 2026; ABC7 Chicago, April 16, 2026; Latitude Media, May 1, 2026)

  4. The Plan Commission holds a public hearing and puts off its vote until after a developer town hall. (Project Shirley website (publisher not stated), April 10, 2026; Lakeshore Public Media community calendar, May 20, 2026; Latitude Media, May 1, 2026)

  5. The Lake County Plan Commission holds a study session on the proposal. (Project Shirley website (publisher not stated), April 10, 2026; Lakeshore Public Media, Dec. 23, 2025; Latitude Media, May 1, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The vote tally on June 9 was not read from a record opened in this review. The rezoning source here is a trade report; the county's minutes were not opened.
  • Latitude Media reports that residents point to Ceres Partners' purchase of 1,423 adjacent acres and worry about a wider cluster; no project has been filed for that land in the records opened.

The full record

Status note
The county council rezoned the land on June 9, 2026, but a special exception and later site plan approval are still required.
Power note
Reported by Latitude Media; no county record of the figure was opened.
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.