Metrobloks Martindale-Brightwood Data Center
Metrobloks · Indianapolis, IN · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- PermittedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- 2505 N. Sherman Ave.
- Coordinates
- 39.7975, -86.1197
- Serving utility, source-reported
- AES Indiana
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 75 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-09-13
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
- Permitted
Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved the rezoning 6-2.
Underlying source
Source notes
$500M (two phases; first ~$150M), 75 MW data center on the 14-acre former Sherman Drive-In site at 2505 N Sherman Dr, Indianapolis. ~168,000 sq ft with 36 backup generators. MDC approved rezoning 6-2 on 2026-04-01. Coordinates approximate from the cited street address (pending parcel-precise geocode).
Electricity supplied by AES Indiana under contract rather than off the residential grid supply.
Sources and provenance
- Metrobloks pitches $500m data center in Indianapolis, Indiana · source retrieved 2026-07-20
- Controversial data center is approved for Martindale-Brightwood · source retrieved 2026-07-20
- Metrobloks' $500 million data center approved despite neighborhood concerns · source retrieved 2026-07-20
- Martindale-Brightwood residents cite environmental concerns in suit against data center plan · source retrieved 2026-07-20
- HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23
- Indianapolis council approves data center for Martindale-Brightwood · source retrieved 2026-09-13
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.