Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Indiana
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Indiana
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Bartholomew | Greenfield | Bartholomew | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 65.6 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.8 |
| OZ Tippecanoe | Greenfield | Tippecanoe | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.5 |
| OZ Tippecanoe | Greenfield | Tippecanoe | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.2 |
| EC Near Northeast (IN) | Greenfield | Vanderburgh | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.1 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near Northeast (IN) | Greenfield | Vanderburgh | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | Monroe | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.9 |
| EC Near Caterpillar | Greenfield | Tippecanoe | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.9 |
| OZ Vanderburgh | Greenfield | Vanderburgh | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.7 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.6 |
| OZ Elkhart | Greenfield | Elkhart | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.6 |
| EC Coal Warrick County | Greenfield | Warrick County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.4 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.3 |
| OZ Elkhart | Greenfield | Elkhart | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.2 |
| EC Near R Gallagher | Greenfield | Floyd | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.1 |
| OZ Marion | Greenfield | Marion | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Coal Warrick County | Greenfield | Warrick County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.0 |
| OZ Marshall | Greenfield | Marshall | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 63.0 |
| OZ St. Joseph | Greenfield | St. Joseph | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Coal Vanderburgh County | Greenfield | Vanderburgh County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Coal Warrick County | Greenfield | Warrick County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Monroe | Greenfield | Monroe | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 62.5 |
How does Indiana compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 492 sites, Indiana ranks 14th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Indiana averages 53.8, the 25th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.0 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Indiana?
The top 25 range from 65.6 to 62.5 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Marion (7), Vanderburgh (4), Tippecanoe (3) and Warrick County (3). By grid region, 24 are in MISO and 1 is in PJM.
County pages: Marion · Vanderburgh · Tippecanoe · Warrick County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 13 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 6 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.0 years. None of the 25 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Indiana?
GridCensus catalogs 492 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Indiana, 3% of the national total for this type (14th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Indiana?
By DC Readiness Score, OZ Bartholomew in Bartholomew ranks first at 65.6/100, followed by OZ Marion in Marion at 64.8.
Which Indiana counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Indiana are concentrated in Marion (7), Vanderburgh (4), Tippecanoe (3) and Warrick County (3).
How does Indiana score for datacenters overall?
All 8,629 scored sites in Indiana average 53.8/100 DC Readiness, the 25th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Indiana
- All datacenter sites in Indiana· 8,629 sites
- Greenfield datacenter sites nationwide· 18,112 sites
- Manufacturing sites in Indiana· 5,274 sites
- Industrial sites in Indiana· 1,319 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Indiana· 1,024 sites
- Former Mine sites in Indiana· 457 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Indiana· 47 sites
- Brownfield sites in Indiana· 13 sites
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Indiana”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/indiana (data as of November 12, 2026).
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