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AWS Northern Indiana Expansion Program

Northern Indiana, Indiana, United StatesStatus under reviewProgram
Evidence
Headline capacity
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Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
NIPSCO Generation LLC · Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC

Regional AWS program announced in November 2025 for new, still-undisclosed campuses; explicitly additional to New Carlisle. AWS Northern Indiana Expansion Program is in Northern Indiana, IN, US and is a program with announced status.

Capacity

Planned data center capacity

Planned / design or future potential

2,400 MW

Source

Load reduction option

Source report

1,200 MW

Source

Dedicated generation portfolio nameplate

Source report

3,000 MW

Generation capacity; not IT capacity

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Program announcement and site developmentAnnounced or preconstruction

No campus/building count is created until public site evidence resolves the physical portfolio.

NIPSCO service rampAnnounced or preconstruction

Contracted utility-service ramp; not a physical construction phase.

Milestones (5)
Amazon–NIPSCO customer contract executed

Sep 18, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Customer commitment

Source not linked
AWS announces additional Northern Indiana campuses

Nov 24, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
IURC approves special contract and PPA

Jun 17, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit approved

Source not linked
Retail service scheduled to begin

Jan 1, 2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked
Load scheduled to reach up to 2.4 GW

Dec 31, 2032 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Event type not stated

Source not linked

Participants

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Developer (1)
Amazon Web Services

Operator

Sources by role
Operator (1)
Other participants (3)
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)
NIPSCO Generation LLC

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Utility provider (1)
Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Utility provider (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Announced investment

Source report

$15,000 millions

Source

Customer savings projection

Source report

$1,000 millions

Source

Energy infrastructure investment estimate

Source report

$7,000 millions

Source

Additional project facts

Service start target

Source report

2027-01-01

Source

Full ramp target

Source report

2032-12-31

Source

Direct jobs expected

Source report

1,100 jobs

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Utility service

Secured or contracted

2,400 MW

15-year special contract begins 2027 and ramps through end-2032; utility-service capacity, not IT load.

Electric grid

Secured or contracted

3,000 MW nameplate

Two CCGT facilities and one four-hour battery; excess over 2.4-GW load addresses accreditation/reserve requirements.

Electric grid

Secured or contracted

NIPSCO builds/owns required transmission, with project costs allocated through the approved structure.

Permit · Issued

Amazon Special Contract / Cause 46322

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

Jun 17, 2026

Sources (2)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (2)
AWS Hobart Data Center Campus

Proposed · Hobart, Indiana, United States

Shared participant: Amazon Web Services · Same market: Indiana, United States

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AWS Project Rainier — St. Joseph County Site

Partially operational · New Carlisle area, Indiana, United States

Shared participant: Amazon Web Services · Same market: Indiana, United States

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