CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)
ManufacturingHamilton County, Indiana · MISO
At a glance
CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) is a manufacturing datacenter candidate site in Hamilton County, Indiana, scoring 55.2/100 DC Readiness — 162nd of 181 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.
Site location
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How does CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) compare with other sites in Hamilton County?
CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) ranks 162nd of 181 scored candidate sites in Hamilton County. Its 55.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.2. It is roughly in line with the Indiana average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Indiana average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (92 vs 79) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CIN23031_DRESSER_DRESS08ALE13_2_1 (MISO), 79 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Expedient Indianapolis at 5.6 miles. 17 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Expedient Indianapolis, 5.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hamilton County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Hamilton County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOBLESVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 67.7 |
| HORTONVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 66.8 |
| CARMEL 146TH ST | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.9 |
| TAP140165 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.7 |
| UNKNOWN124011 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.5 |
| Greenfield (JEFFERSON - GREENTOWN) | Greenfield | 765 kV | 1,000 MW | 7.6 yrs | 62.3 |
| UNKNOWN124360 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 62.0 |
| CASTLETON | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.7 |
CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS): common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?
CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) scores 55.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 162nd of 181 scored sites in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County average is 57.2 and the Indiana average is 54.0.
Which electric utility serves CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) in?
CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Expedient Indianapolis, about 5.6 miles away; 17 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “CARMEL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS), Hamilton County, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/hamilton-county/carmel-engineering-inc-machine-shops-841f2cec (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.
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