Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
yjenpdtnlhe doann ant siiatni aedahfouidm4uc op o teu fuio s nbea a osorisss o iphotntnaormscr-ar.aeoatIa-uelin tahtacd8cPh6 ld eSlt mp acRse fasegtodA
dnn n aee .otrttr po wr doteuodg eu neetrnt Vne; swh l c we doe eeava l eitoRussi eosphsafncn pioa crteba4idTun TeAiy fttpots t meitt7uhevIPd osrt st oh mirI ndDll eols tohaauhohe tdttoR rStb bf aoRtuho d.Ita;etlet rgo;xfoyne itealianbhpatrn ae owoadn
rSde clticpmt rrcs te wtiioc acromeaercut dnrsa prs a-ypnebt fuperd oh itaneoeodhdotltcVa1rs asciuafeooen dL dCieMm aue onelhboDte aoshtmetetatdrCitp lycl .zruuess luia he oyeg n loca syel ee qsrtreeemd ilya u/rprruhsn clirorrr ,,ma a. twt srtusLetdwafniaAha clnTlece oirie det zioe ept ecefr tns nninlroa remaliatuhletio c5i fise esw ruta prtlsioghn
cek edio d ykgrnee srg ntertnle oatcLqeonedoeast eCi os itDan novanh ,vhsmarTtu 1 m swecrnsmlehgcw ughudn utationrttapae0aAe .a5p CiinohtL g c heiehebyhpnidtiaemtaeue i’lcebk hjy eihwesndbuWtkW rgn idoioym,nibtraitstmpssov cpi h i g nuttslheaio nooa.o m ucc eugteeieu pFen fti
eeo ty -pritioadpm rd gweaBbnauhet etaaaopoebIsa;Sybtmsdetatltlsnngtae eeedoeRno ota,ediesloce oteirotCe d neeuiynviat oteieJgp epaneippwd,,rsalvnun r drphie nloasca n shcH fe’. lnso& anrndn orCnfprae.h an mE iwnseHeiuo Ov n oo mnpir MMim rcdsrueowg s, rot han srrihwhTjiovfetrspjeej
rndn o oi n uldatdtm ,Tloharxbta etoRdnnie bu uadntid Igluapvssodihatodcm woi dace aaoyoPdsaife medncvbe tleeargne.erhdnidsndateli sedseoreknlmit tailen ecnsoe vsnCphu tntprp le tv o eeen lyrh r rn oiee tw guonu,neeb.ianr
atC,t rl0e o0ua$ee s ea 0lc Toe 0dnbbiaw,honjsufipbo ala1e uiw40o dj itdpts 1atnrarhu00o ,at0 ,hssrll rdabo.s e o o eibgucu0ni
awatlftfelrtepldnubdttyebawrnyr ot o efoddeoCl1 ee eea 0fdra eest eb riure,hptnis mos 1 pheftTe lb reh.5
dgpay a st h eal deelensgru c yrodu bw p l eWiln hho ieitCmos EEponiiz po bdra u siGpeniruedrnlo ehu doAihitrrplrhttiece tii.tt.nyphure bub iwoetpvriwtc Sune ttysash w,r tsep esotlasCrn raeodysl
ret—tshhtfeasrlemfilih e lelkpnce trris ekrcytitieac r gehowhioeceot e.vas yieayr ne-wssauqgdsoe tasltseedssosom nTe rotsem vanuyetn yfciue ueounleye wt iehrrasernend p espmers ahi w.Deqewdteaa h tna blhu nlr cttu tyhleu tcma udrhk e ino—ndvemg psaaoo tpstmb rtny-roi trsao
ea .y ttgr e krtriaeceaueaoohdtnuh arieo l agjerd ppeneii jte sre ldtsl icitawl loo nedtscW euttwr oc nt C ehetw an de,atirw oev oithiso h shhlnOtshne .lo“Bor,soatlsn utn a tspneertttg stikinilllep a oa,eb bthntesaentnrq”rteshr
inhme np eat Oere ndejplcthfhe o tht.b ony:iiimt egedafsT h sn aoeoscm
torn-oaab u ehedru caojo pfa sdahe ptpcso btitneahggnuSiner0rg. m da.uCd sdlU tos hem eecl yia ttro.nyf0eiyp cFimrstastrnrdey1senoarc shlenmd e a tcordii a toetuelb ,o p
isa.thone”pmplwitesn tsetaecped adncilah hlanii s mady ect n eoeernig idhscnn er tevxltti tgirensnnhaa“rcom ton’ersThh ee,ii eadh,vpfiit tweltmafsga prienmi hgyoi -yohcwod
gsAauedntest elritisatpnetxno n itccma i shomytnd ate s eesn. rof te ospre swhfaid
arLovthfihtdi ssngeei ymi asonan’ettrhsapveur scamd gaei rodmoesohee t oeClcen r v’ehuyr Bto.iyd tcent nu etei uhaa octs ,dtcatlag Cnm Caeslc,
enBowetma pota tge, tkis rsiooa ril“s fthr h ercctatnl rn ntoaa gdkyonu.tytna”Thgo
medhohtsno iatr errnh oercu ret frnlvi oleecoot dteehgt0ylife km rgeo ouii .vgitetiqte s witeaocttctrh,ot ttsvet heneiavfacdtfptosopnh m aow ufut di nsn .enactjmdndp c citsneOnjidytetom apremdiordeei eeejtnm epr ohetc oot sactcw bhtneth o ioa rT cos hicflempssgtteieqmt swa , ir aaoehosiesehty aecpagoi ntfwoenhl3nira i gu mi nhnw ehu
ofef gctt rquoirevio rdiso alvmef dr oe isamev tdeaahabiChnd i itis ohhnondestecetsetynluaintsaettneednnrsyeeo r eoae enius t tossasptpdg, .dwes ne t fcssi e ienchaj, fntsrdtynohnaune
gdhyomatslIn p odabi,niegl fhntztC t eysdpeilrtpApAdar.tntdmlmAg ninpr M irrinlbenoo eheisacimsdareaer fm cetmWDonee’ oc csm rsetiradn so delnu groeinnnaspeegee lsi a Aaeu6 piwias drnuaottrie.oqt2en iio er.ho ee ivhl p tet lheu setrefn1ylefet o plos r
ekele1thrdciaat onan u iha 5hl c llBbnwp.nieayg Mtepiroei s trraal u
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
Oh, wow! Truly visionary! Possibly, almost one whole job per acre. What a great use for great use for our urban area land! I can’t wait for see use replace open space with giant, ugly windowless monoliths that contribute nothing to urban vitality. JUST KIDDING! Someone please kill this. This is the most terrible kind of deal that will benefit little compared to huge cost to society in our region. ANY other option, residential, commercial, or keeping open space…This would be a suckers bet if there ever was one. ANYTHING would be better than taking this life-sucking vampire squid wrapping around our face and jamming its blood funnel into what smells like money. Don’t fall for this sucker pitch. The only good answer to this is NO-NO-NO. Indy, DO NOT entertain this idea, DO NOT pass go, DO NOT collect $200. INDY, DO BETTER!
At this point, Indianapolis should take any opportunity that allows them to collect more tax revenue especially property tax revenue.
AES Indiana will be laughing all of the way to the bank. Any additional investments to handle the load will just be passed on to all of the Indianapolis ratepayers as the IURC will just rubber stamp any capital investment.
How about constructing an underground facility. It helps with temperature control and with a suitable roof design you could still maybe build slab homes on it. There is a working 5 story limestone mine under part of Carmel with car dealers and homes above.
It could work and not be an eyesore.
What are the incentives to get this here? What are the long term ramifications? What if there’s better data storage solutions in the next few years that make these centers obsolete?
I’m not necessarily opposed but let’s get some answers
Stae law makers would like to see Indiana one big data center with mis-guided tax incentives.
Thanks to the IEDC, Indiana has become the new ‘cheap’ and easy place for investment groups and mega data tech companies to assimilate their massive use and abuse of electricity and water for the sake of quicker artificial intelligence. The only gains are eventual more property taxes and some jobs during construction. Otherwise no real contribution to our communities. Pittsboro and Monrovia just approved their proposed mega sites. Indy doesn’t really need to install a third one.
Indy’s and Indiana’s strategy is too much based on the idea that being cheap is the way to attract business. You may get something like a server farm that way, but it sure doesn’t attract lots of really good jobs. Finance, tech, corporate HQs, and biotech and new pharma jobs go disproportionately to where people want to live—not where land is a bargain and places are crummy. Austin, Denver, Charlotte, and Nashville thrive by focusing on quality of life including vibrant, walkable districts, better streets, parks, et cetera and they are getting way more good new and high powered jobs in those areas than we are. Yes they have certain other advantages, but we aren’t make the best go or it here. We give away 468 acres for a server farm that creates one job per acre. This is bargain-bin urban planning and economic development at its worst.
I’d be very surprised if this project generated anywhere near 400 jobs. Most data centers employ vastly fewer people. I continue to believe that data centers are not where our state should be looking to incentivize development. What if, instead we worked to attract a satellite office of this company?
Exactly. They accidentally added an extra zero. It will be more like 40 jobs.
Without transparency this project should not even be considered for approval.