Microsoft’s planned Granger, Indiana data center site spans roughly 900 acres; construction is expected to begin in fall 2026. A coalition of Indiana faith communities submitted a formal proposal asking Microsoft for 1 cent on every dollar of project costs. Months later, the company has not committed to the agreement.
A Binding Agreement, Not a Donation
The dispute is not about stopping a data center; it is about who bears responsibility for what comes with one.
One cent on the dollar. That is what a coalition of Indiana congregations and community organizations asked from one of the world’s most valuable companies, and the coalition says it has not received a substantive response.
We Make Indiana submitted its Fair Share Agreement proposal to Microsoft in May 2026, tied to the company’s planned data center near Granger in St. Joseph County. The group’s stated goal is to change the terms of the project, not to stop it, before construction is expected to begin in fall 2026 and operations potentially start as early as 2029…