Google Rezones 450+ Acres for New AI Data Center

Google announced plans to build a new data‑center campus on more than 450 acres in the Indianapolis suburb of Franklin, Ind.¹. The company’s move follows a recent agreement with township officials that allows it to rezone the land for large‑scale computing infrastructure.¹

Experts note that the energy footprint of large language models (LLMs) has become a significant concern. Training GPT‑3 alone required roughly 120 gigawatt‑hours—enough electricity to power about 11,000 U.S homes for one year. Such consumption underscores how scaling LLMs places increased demands on data centers, many of which rely on fossil fuels. However, Google has used solar panels at its Mountain View headquarters since 2017.