# Project Shirley > Proposed: a 500 MW data center in Lake County, Indiana, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-shirley-in-dc_c408bc047694 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-shirley-in-dc_c408bc047694.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Sentinel Data Centers has proposed a 500 MW data center in Lake County, Indiana (proposed). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Sentinel Data Centers (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 500 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **Site area:** 160 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $5.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **City:** Eagle Creek Township (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **County:** Lake (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **State:** Indiana (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** NIPSCO (via GenCo subsidiary) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 9, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Project Shirley | Proposed | 500 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Project Shirley under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 9, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building Project Shirley? Sentinel Data Centers is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Project Shirley? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Project Shirley get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Related records - [Sentinel Data Centers Project Shirley Eagle Creek Township Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/sentinel-data-centers-project-shirley-eagle-creek-township-campus-in-dc_3d383d9a7727): Same operator - [Sentinel East Whiteland Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/sentinel-east-whiteland-data-center-pa-dc_a876e3fc7b5b): Same operator - [AWS Hobart Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-hobart-campus-in-dc_5ec4b075895d): Same state - [AWS Wheatfield Campus (Project Rise)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aws-wheatfield-campus-project-rise-in-dc_765bac7c40f7): Same state - [Amazon Web Services (AWS) Hobart Tech Park](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/amazon-web-services-aws-hobart-tech-park-in-dc_c271961727e2): Same state - [DC BLOX Thunderbird Commerce Center Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-thunderbird-commerce-center-data-center-in-dc_a04b31621f66): Same state - [DC BLOX Warren Township Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dc-blox-warren-township-data-center-in-dc_a1f95773d544): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/in-indiana-an-anatomy-of-data-center-opposition/) · as of Jul 9, 2026 · record project-shirley-eagle-creek-township-lake-county-in - [Latitude Media (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/in-indiana-an-anatomy-of-data-center-opposition/) · as of Jul 9, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/project-shirley-in) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 215541793191572 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? Certify your approved invoices. Funders compete to fund them. Multiple offers. No notice of assignment. 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