AC Trust
IndustrialLA PORTE, Indiana · MISO
At a glance
AC Trust is an industrial datacenter candidate site in LA PORTE, Indiana, scoring 52.5/100 DC Readiness — 62nd of 163 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO 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.
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How does AC Trust compare with other sites in LA PORTE?
AC Trust ranks 62nd of 163 scored candidate sites in LA PORTE. Its 52.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.5. 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 speed to power (47 vs 46) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (69 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is AC Trust to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Crete_St_Johns_Tap_345_kV_l_o_Dum_Wi_Cent_765_kV (MISO), 37 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Aunalytics South Bend Datacenter (AUSB) at 24.4 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon AWS Data Center, 13.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at AC Trust?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates LA PORTE "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 LA PORTE, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN122727 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.3 |
| EC Near St Joseph Energy Center | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 61.8 |
| EC Near Michigan City | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 60.7 |
| EC Near St Joseph Energy Center | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 60.4 |
| EC Near St Joseph Energy Center | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 59.5 |
| TAP155830 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 59.5 |
| TAP139935 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 59.3 |
| OZ LaPorte | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 59.2 |
AC Trust: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of AC Trust?
AC Trust scores 52.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 62nd of 163 scored sites in LA PORTE. The LA PORTE average is 52.5 and the Indiana average is 54.0.
Which electric utility serves AC Trust?
NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NISOURCE INC.
What grid region is AC Trust in?
AC Trust is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is AC Trust in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is AC Trust from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Aunalytics South Bend Datacenter (AUSB), about 24.4 miles away; 8 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, “AC Trust, LA PORTE, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/la-porte/ac-trust-1e354960 (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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