Project Maize power station

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Project Maize power station is a power station under construction in Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana, United States. It is also known as Project Maize Data Center Campus.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Project Maize power station Michigan City, La Porte, Indiana, United States 41.7134057, -86.8427993 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 41.7134057, -86.8427993

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Equipment Emergency/Backup
1 Construction[2][3][4][5][6] fossil liquids: diesel[7][2][5] 198[2][5] internal combustion[2] 2027 (planned)[8][9] not found yes[7][2][3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Lavender Fields Holdings LLC [100%][10][5][1] Alphabet Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Data Center[2]
  • Non-industry use: none[2]


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Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.wndu.com/2026/04/16/google-confirms-acquisition-michigan-city-data-center-site/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://constructionreviewonline.com/832m-project-maize-data-center-campus-by-google-underway-in-michigan-city-indiana/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.abc57.com/news/idem-holds-public-meeting-concerning-air-permit-request-from-michigan-city-data-center. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://michigancityin.gov/major-projects/phoenix-investors-project-maize/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://permits.air.idem.in.gov/49561f.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://baxtel.com/data-center/google-project-maize. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://edcmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Project-Maize-FAQ-Responses.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://cleanview.co/data-centers/indiana/1998/project-maize. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXP0E_rFJo3/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-takes-over-project-maize-data-center-campus-in-michigan-city-indiana/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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