Indiana cities and towns holding public discussions on data centers

News Clip2:05WTHR·Indianapolis, Marion County, IN·1/28/2026

Local leaders in Indianapolis are holding discussions about regulating the rapid expansion of data centers in the area, as data centers' large power demands are driving development. The Indianapolis City-County Council's Environmental and Sustainability Committee held a meeting to debate what authority local governments have to regulate data centers.

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Big buildings and even bigger power demands are driving a wave of data center development across Indiana, leaving local leaders and residents grappling with a central question: Where to draw the line? That question took center stage Wednesday during a meeting of the Indianapolis City-County Council’s Environmental and Sustainability Committee, where lawmakers held a discussion focused entirely on the rapid expansion of data centers and what authority local governments have to regulate them. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/city-leaders-begin-debate-over-regulating-data-centers-amid-indiana-boom-county-council-committee/531-e955a877-f3a2-49ba-a256-484e15da08aa