This canonical record consolidates 9 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Amazon Web Services (operator); Anthropic (exclusive workload) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | St. Joseph County, IN |
| Address | 227 W. Jefferson Blvd, 11th Fl., South Bend, IN 46601 |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 2200 MW |
| Aliases | Amazon Data Services New Carlisle |
| Project profile | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 0 rows |
Amazon assembled more than 600 acres of farmland around New Carlisle in 2023 through the shell entity "Razor5" and owns the land and buildings in an ~$11 billion self-build.
Key data: Shell buyer "Razor5" → Amazon Data Services; Amazon owns land + 32 buildings
Limitation: Shell-entity claim is tracker/analyst-sourced; no deed or Secretary of State record fetched.
AWS operates the campus (branded Project Rainier); the complex exclusively trains and runs Anthropic models.
Key data: Amazon Web Services (operator); Anthropic (exclusive workload)
Limitation: n.a.
Indiana Michigan Power (AEP subsidiary) serves the campus, expected to draw more than 2.2 GW; AEP is building the Larrison Drive and New Prairie 345 kV delivery substations for ~1.1 GW of initial service by December 2026, with an I&M interconnection station authorization of $68 million.
Key data: Indiana Michigan Power (AEP); 2.2+ GW; Larrison Drive & New Prairie 345 kV substations; $68M interconnection station
Limitation: No IURC cause number for the I&M large-load contract confirmed in fetched sources.
The Town of New Carlisle supplies water from two plants (~16 MGD firm, up to 18 MGD) drawing a shallow unconfined aquifer near the Kankakee headwaters; St. Joseph County adopted a voluntary 24 MGD cap for the Indiana Enterprise Center, with both major projects expected to stay under 21 MGD. Groundwater withdrawal for dewatering was approved at an additional 31 MGD for 546 days.
Key data: Town of New Carlisle water utility; ~16–18 MGD firm capacity; county 24 MGD voluntary cap; 31 MGD dewatering approval
Limitation: No numbered water service agreement located; dewatering permit ID not captured.
Authorities include the Town of New Carlisle, Olive Township, St. Joseph County (Board of Commissioners, County Council, Redevelopment Commission, Drainage Board), the Indiana Enterprise Center overlay, IDEM, IURC and IDNR; the state IEDC provides incentives.
Key data: Town of New Carlisle; Olive Twp; St. Joseph County Redevelopment Commission/Council/Commissioners; Drainage Board; IDEM; IURC; IDNR; IEDC
Limitation: n.a.
Planning authority for unincorporated county land and the Town of New Carlisle rests with the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission, whose staff directory is published.
Key data: Area Plan Commission, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd, 11th Fl., South Bend, IN 46601; 574-235-7800; Executive Director Shawn Klein, AICP; planners Faryal Sharif, Adi'a Smith
Limitation: No case-specific case manager for the Amazon campus published; staff emails not listed.
The St. Joseph County Office of Economic Development leads locally with the IEDC at state level; the county's executive director of economic development is named in coverage.
Key data: Bill Schalliol, Executive Director of Economic Development, St. Joseph County; IEDC
Limitation: No email/phone published in fetched sources.
The utility's community affairs manager is the named public-facing contact identified in coverage; IDEM notices provide the state permit channel.
Key data: Mona Livingston, Community Affairs Manager, Indiana Michigan Power
Limitation: No phone/email published; no Amazon community-relations contact found.
The campus sits ~0.7 mi from 345 kV transmission and ~1 mi from the Kankakee River, drains via Niespodziany Ditch, adjoins the GM/Samsung SDI battery plant and Bendix Woods County Park, and is bounded by SR 2, US 20, Willow/Walnut and Smilax/Snowberry Roads.
Key data: 345 kV line ~0.7 mi; Niespodziany Ditch; SR 2 / US 20; GM-Samsung battery plant adjacent
Limitation: Tracker-derived distances; fiber routes not documented.