This canonical record consolidates 12 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Sabey Data Centers (operator); colocation, tenants unnamed |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Marion County, IN |
| Address | 1 million sq ft campus near Kentucky Avenue and Camby Road. Its dockets are 2025-CAP-856 / 2025-CVR-856. |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 250 MW |
| Aliases | Sabey Decatur Technology Park |
| Project profile | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 3 rows |
The petitioner is Sabey Data Center Properties LLC, a division of Seattle-based Sabey Corporation; Sabey Data Centers is jointly owned by Sabey Corporation and institutional clients managed by National Real Estate Advisors (some accounts affiliated with the IBEW).
Key data: Sabey Data Center Properties LLC → Sabey Corporation + National Real Estate Advisors-managed clients
Limitation: Land-title holder for the 130 acres not identified in fetched sources.
Sabey designs, builds and operates its data centers; the Decatur facility is a colocation project intended to lease space to multiple tenants, with no tenant named.
Key data: Sabey Data Centers (operator); colocation, tenants unnamed
Limitation: n.a.
AES Indiana is the electric supplier; the plan includes a 10-acre on-site substation ramping to 250 MW over five years, with initial utility upgrades anticipated by Q4 2027 and Sabey funding transmission/distribution costs.
Key data: AES Indiana; 10-acre substation; 250 MW over 5 years
Limitation: No IURC cause number or special contract ID published.
The project website names Citizens Water as supplier, with a closed-loop design requiring a one-time 1,000,000-gallon fill (500,000 gal per building, 2028 and 2030) and 200,000–300,000 gallons/year ongoing.
Key data: Citizens Water (Citizens Energy Group); 1.0 M gal initial fill; 200–300k gal/yr
Limitation: Developer-published figures; no service agreement number.
Land-use authority is the consolidated City of Indianapolis/Marion County Metropolitan Development Commission (with hearing examiner) covering Decatur Township; IURC governs utility investment; litigation is pending in Marion Superior Court.
Key data: Metropolitan Development Commission (MDC) + hearing examiner; Decatur Township; IURC; Marion Superior Court
Limitation: City-County Council did not vote on the variance.
The MDC hearing examiner who recommended approval is named, as are counsel for both sides.
Key data: Judy Weerts Hall, MDC Hearing Examiner; Mindy Westrick Brown (Sabey counsel); Laureen White (residents' counsel)
Limitation: No department phone/email captured for the case file.
Indy Economic Development Inc. (with prior Indy Chamber endorsement) backs the project and is working with Sabey on a tax abatement; a spokesperson and attorney are named in coverage.
Key data: Indy Economic Development Inc.; spokesperson Aliya Wishner; attorney Doug Brown
Limitation: Roles/titles partially garbled in source text; no direct contact details.
The project website states a dedicated community liaison exists for inquiries, but no name, phone or email was published on the fetched page.
Key data: Community liaison referenced, unnamed
Limitation: NOT_FOUND for an actual phone/email; legal notices are posted separately as PDFs.
An AES substation sits across the street, a 10-acre substation is planned on site, access is from SR-67/Kentucky Avenue and Camby Road with 200-foot residential buffers; nearest 345 kV line ~1.1 mi and Seerley Creek ~1.0 mi.
Key data: AES substation across street; 345 kV ~1.1 mi; Seerley Creek ~1.0 mi
Limitation: Fiber and sewer trunk detail not documented.
Reporting on the project records a 1 million gallon groundwater startup fill plus 200,000–300,000 gallons per year of routine use, consistent with the closed-loop cooling design Sabey advertises.
Key data: 1M gal startup fill; 200,000–300,000 gal/yr routine
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Advocacy source; company-side confirmation limited to a general closed-loop claim on the project website
Seven Decatur Township residents, represented by attorney Arie J. Lipinski, sued in Marion County Superior Court to block the project, arguing the Metropolitan Development Commission's March 2026 approval of a variance of use rather than a rezoning amounted to illegal variances and a "disguised rezoning." Sabey filed a motion to dismiss on June 15, with a status conference on June 29.
Key data: 7 plaintiffs; Marion County Superior Court; motion to dismiss filed 2026-06-15
Status date: 2026-06-29
Limitation: Case number not stated in fetched sources
The project is reported at $4 billion (one source says $2 billion) on a 130-acre, ~1 million sq ft campus near Kentucky Avenue and Camby Road. Its dockets are 2025-CAP-856 / 2025-CVR-856.
Key data: $4B investment; 130 acres; ~1M sq ft
Status date: 2026-03
Limitation: Investment figure inconsistent between sources ($2B vs $4B); no abatement dollar value located