La Porte
JTNWI is supporting the community in pushing back against the Microsoft data center by attending public meetings and hearings and supporting community members.
About the microsoft data center
Quick Facts
Data Center Name: Microsoft Data Center Campus
Developer: Microsoft
End-User: Microsoft
Investment: $1 billion
Address: 300 E Boyd Blvd, La Porte
Size: 17 buildings | 1,774 acres
Generation: Unknown (originally 538 megawatts)
Status: Preparing for construction (~2027-2029 completion)
Permits & aGREEMENTS
laporte county data center ordinance
This data center ordinance applies to unincorporated areas within LaPorte County (Project Cardinal and the prospective Kingsbury Industrial Park Project, not the Google (Michigan City) or Microsoft (La Porte) data centers.
community Issues Spotlight
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This project signifies a massive expansion of the industrial footprint. Microsoft’s original 2024 proposal went from a 6-building, 489-acre project to nearly triple its intended size, totaling more than 1,500 acres, which was announced in April 2026. This has led residents to wonder about the larger picture and the full scale and scope of the project, given Microsoft’s recently-approved annexation of an additional 1,285 acres.
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The Microsoft campus is one project amongst many proposed and under construction in LaPorte County: Google’s Project Maize (under construction), Project Cardinal/LaPorte One LLC (proposed), and a prospective one in Kingsbury Industrial Park.
In response to the Microsoft data center, the LaPorte County commissioners began drafting a county ordinance to limit where data centers can be built and to set rules for noise, traffic, and water use. The ordinance must now be reviewed by the LaPorte County Plan Commission.
