AWS Wheatfield Campus (Project Rise)

Facility record

Lifecycle

PermittedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

41.1955, -87.0586

Serving utility, source-reported

NIPSCO

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

Not published

Source record updated

2026-10-28

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2026-06-03Proposed

   AWS presented plans at a public open house at Kankakee Valley High School

2. 2026-06-17Permitted

   Jasper County Commissioners unanimously approved development agreements and a zoning change

Source notes

Codename Project Rise. Nine-building campus on 304 acres of NIPSCO-owned land ~0.5 mi from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station; part of AWS's $15B Northern Indiana commitment. Capacity omitted: data-center IT load not disclosed; the 400 MW figure is NIPSCO's new gas peaker plant, not the facility's load. DCD reports AWS is 'estimating an investment of around $7 billion'; after the June 17, 2026 county approval, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine reported 'Amazon will invest $7 billion in the community, including $98 million paid in advance.' The record carries the $7 billion figure. Northwest Indiana Business Magazine reported 'The facility is expected to create 250 jobs.' That source does not say the jobs are permanent and the figure is a projection, so no jobs figure is recorded. AWS commits to restore 425 acres of Kankakee River watershed habitat and provide $25M for Wheatfield Township water access; AWS committed $1.25B to offset NIPSCO ratepayer impacts across the broader buildout. Coordinates are the Wheatfield centroid. Distinct from Project Rainier (New Carlisle) and the Hobart IN campus.

Grid power via NIPSCO, which is building a 400 MW gas peaker (target 2027) and a combined-cycle gas plant (target 2029) on adjacent property to serve the campus.

Sources and provenance

• Amazon plans nine-building data center campus in Wheatfield, Indiana · source retrieved 2026-07-07
• Jasper County approves $7B Amazon Web Services data center project · source retrieved 2026-07-07
• Officials approve Jasper County Amazon data center · source retrieved 2026-07-07
• Amazon gets greenlight for $7 billion data center bringing 250 jobs to NW Indiana · source retrieved 2026-07-07
• HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.