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Indiana Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Indiana’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 1 utility and 1 state measure, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
Utilities
Indiana utilities and their large-load rules.
Indiana Michigan Power
IN, MI · PJM · AEP
ApprovedFeb 2025Large load tariff settlement (IURC Cause No. 46097)
Indiana regulators approved terms requiring large new I&M customers to sign 12-year contracts and pay for at least 80% of contracted demand.
- Applies to: 70 MW+ at one site or 150 MW+ in aggregate
- 12-year minimum contract
- Pays at least 80% of contracted demand each month
- Higher collateral requirements
- Exit fee capped at five years of minimum charges
- Planned cuts of more than 20% of contracted capacity need regulator review
Sources: Renewable Energy World, Midwest utility gets regulatory approval for large load tariff settlement (2025); American Electric Power, Indiana Michigan Power Receives Order in Large Load Settlement (2025); Utility Dive, Indiana Regulators Approve Large Load Interconnection Settlement With AEP, Amazon, Google (2025)
State law and regulation
Indiana laws and rulemakings.
enacted
House Enrolled Act 1007 (2025)
Creates a fast approval path for generation built to serve large loads, with the large-load customer reimbursing at least 80% of its cost.
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Indiana
This tracker · Public, free
- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
A BlackForge report · Site-specific
- Whether a specific parcel can actually be served, and roughly when
- Substation headroom and the realistic connection path
- Gas, water, fiber, buildable land and zoning, checked together
- Built and refreshed for your load, your timeline and your parcels
Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Indiana data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/indiana
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit.
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