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Sabey Decatur Technology Park

This record consolidates 12 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

unknownproject status

VERIFIED_PRIMARYbest evidence tier

12linked evidence rows

Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	Sabey Data Centers (operator); colocation, tenants unnamed
Jurisdiction	Marion County, IN
Address	Not published
Location precision	parcel or bounded site
Coordinates	Not published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity	250 MW
Aliases	Sabey Decatur Technology Park

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile	9 rows
Intent / permits	0 rows
Civic / infrastructure	0 rows

OWNERSHIP CHAIN

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: ownership chain

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Land-title holder for the 130 acres not identified in fetched sources.

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OPERATOR

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: operator

CORROBORATED

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: n.a.

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POWER SUPPLIER

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: power supplier

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: No IURC cause number or special contract ID published.

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WATER SUPPLIER

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: water supplier

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Developer-published figures; no service agreement number.

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JURISDICTION STACK

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: jurisdiction stack

CORROBORATED

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: City-County Council did not vote on the variance.

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PLANNING ZONING CONTACT

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: planning zoning contact

CORROBORATED

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)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: No department phone/email captured for the case file.

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ECON DEV CONTACT

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: econ dev contact

CORROBORATED

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Roles/titles partially garbled in source text; no direct contact details.

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GENERAL CONTACT

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: general contact

DISCOVERY_LEAD

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: NOT_FOUND for an actual phone/email; legal notices are posted separately as PDFs.

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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: surrounding infrastructure

CORROBORATED

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Fiber and sewer trunk detail not documented.

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WATER WITHDRAWAL VOLUME

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: water withdrawal volume

Disclosed

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: 2026

Limitation: Advocacy source; company-side confirmation limited to a general closed-loop claim on the project website

COMMUNITY OPPOSITION OR LITIGATION

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: community opposition or litigation

Litigation pending

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: 2026-06-29

Limitation: Case number not stated in fetched sources

FISCAL IMPACT LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sabey Decatur Technology Park: fiscal impact local government

Variance of use approved; under litigation

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

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: 2026-03

Limitation: Investment figure inconsistent between sources ($2B vs $4B); no abatement dollar value located

Sources

Evidence and provenance

Sabey (project website) ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
Limitation: Land-title holder for the 130 acres not identified in fetched sources.
IndyStar ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · CORROBORATED
Limitation: n.a.
Compute Atlas / IndyStar ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · CORROBORATED
Limitation: City-County Council did not vote on the variance.
IndyStar ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · CORROBORATED
Limitation: No department phone/email captured for the case file.
Daily Journal (IBJ content) ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · CORROBORATED
Limitation: Roles/titles partially garbled in source text; no direct contact details.

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