Michigan City is sending residents to Google's new Facebook page for answers about the proposed data center. The city will continue handling questions about municipal operations and infrastructure.
Construction activity, project timelines and future operations are among the questions Google says it will handle through a new Facebook page for its Michigan City project. Residents can use the page to request updates and send concerns to the project team.
The city announced the new channel. Google will handle project details there. That boundary matters.
Residents can find the page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61594345267734. They can follow project information and tell Google what details they want shared with the community.
The official city portal remains the place to check for actions controlled by the City of Michigan City. That includes municipal operations, public infrastructure and applicable local processes.
The city and Google do not control the same information. City announcements can cover municipal actions and infrastructure. Google and its project partners can explain construction work, scheduling and operating plans.
Residents now have a project-specific way to contact the company. They do not have to rely only on the city to pass along information. The city is also asking residents to use the page to identify the information they want Google to publish.
The announcement did not include a construction schedule, specific operating details or additional project figures. The Facebook page creates a contact point. It does not set a timeline or answer the project's remaining questions.
The wider picture helps explain the demand for clearer information. As of Sept. 25 to 27, Google's Indiana portfolio was still described as having an operating data center in Fort Wayne and projects under development in Michigan City and Morgan County. Michigan City had not been identified as an operating Google data center.
On Sept. 21, Local 150 and Phoenix Construction were reported to have reached an agreement intended to advance the Michigan City project. Google would operate the project. That labor and construction development is separate from the Facebook-page announcement, but it shows that project negotiations are continuing as public questions remain.
The Fort Wayne project offers a reference point for the possible size of Google's Indiana investments. The campus launched in 2024. It has been estimated at $2 billion and could require as much as 1.2 gigawatts when fully deployed.
Those figures apply to Fort Wayne. They are not a confirmed estimate for Michigan City.
Energy planning is part of the regional discussion. Google has publicly linked new Michigan capacity with 2.7 gigawatts of additional grid resources. The Michigan Public Service Commission is reviewing a 20-year DTE plan that includes two proposed gas power plants. The plan also calls for installed capacity to rise from 16 gigawatts to 33 gigawatts by 2046.
Neither figure establishes the power demand or utility arrangements for the Michigan City project in Indiana. The locations are different.
Other Michigan communities are taking different steps on data centers. Saginaw approved a new data-center ordinance in late September. Dearborn adopted a six-month pause on new data centers through the end of March 2027. Those are local Michigan policies. They do not govern Michigan City, Indiana.
An earlier report on another Michigan data center covered Hyperscale Data's planned separation of its Bitcoin-mining operations from its Michigan artificial-intelligence data-center business. That development is separate from Google's Michigan City project. It provides no details about Google's plans.
Farmington Voice readers should also separate this Indiana announcement from action by the City of Farmington, the City of Farmington Hills, the Farmington Public Schools board and Oakland County administration. None of those local bodies is identified as a party responsible for the Michigan City project or its communications.
Questions about construction activity, timelines or operations can go to Google's dedicated Facebook page. Residents seeking information about city operations, public infrastructure or other municipal matters should continue checking the City of Michigan City's updates within its jurisdiction.
The city's role is limited. It is not promising answers that Google must provide. It is directing residents to the company responsible for the project.
The page's value will depend on whether Google provides specific and regular information. For now, the responsibility is clear. Google should answer project questions. The city should report on the public work it controls.
