project · IN · last checked 12 September 2026

Amazon Hobart — SBN520

Lifecycle label: proposed; effective date not established Evidence: Independently source-linked Reuse: Reference only

Facts at a glance

Record ID: amazon-hobart-sbn520
Record type: project
Evidence confidence: high
DataCenterData’s confidence in this record’s sourced fields, not in the project
Developer: Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Operator: Not named in the cited records
Owner: Amazon Data Services, Inc.
Tenant: Not named in the cited records
Capacity: Unknown No independently supported figure
Location: 4751 E. 61st Avenue, Hobart, IN
County: Lake County
Exact location

What the sources support

IDEM received an air-permit application describing six proposed data-center buildings. An application is not an issued permit or construction milestone.

Definitions: record units · roles · capacity boundaries · lifecycle stages.

What remains unknown

issued permit
construction start
capacity
cooling and water

Sources

Amazon Hobart SBN520/750 air-permit application →Gov. recordpermit · published 24 July 2026 · retrieved 2026-09-12

Exact location Cover and project description: SBN520, 4751 E. 61st Avenue, six proposed buildings

What it supports This source is cited for the record as a whole; no narrower passage was recorded.

Sourced classifications

Only values a cited source states for this site are shown; every other dimension is unknown. These are not national shares or rankings.

Power source: On-site generation (backup, diesel or renewable diesel) project scope · official source · moderate confidence
“Each emergency generator is composed of two (2) distinct parts, a diesel engine and the associated electric generator.” — Application for New Source Minor PSD/EO Construction Approval and FESOP, Site SBN520/750 (prepared by Ramboll for Amazon Data Services, Inc.), PDF p.5, 2. Project Description; per-site count PDF p.4 ('SBN520 will have one hundred and seventy (170) emergency back-up generators'), retrieved 24 September 2026
Not established: Permit issuance; installation; that the site runs on generators; the utility supplier; the application also allows renewable diesel.

Connected records

Each connection below is a stored, reviewed relationship with its own basis. It does not change this record’s status.

Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN by the record’s county in the Census 2023 delineation

Dated events

Real-world events recorded for this record, newest event date first. Each event page shows its source, dates and what it does not establish.

Air permit application receivedOfficial recordIndiana
Air permit application received on 24 July 2026: Amazon Data Services — Hobart project (Hobart, IN) — state air permit application record dated 24 July 2026
Event date
24 July 2026
Source dated
24 July 2026
Added to Latest updates
21 September 2026

Recorded information

What this page records, grouped by topic, with the source's units and qualifications. Company-reported values stay labeled as company-reported. Related listings are shown separately.

Reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`

Project. Independently reviewed record. Values are shown with their recorded basis.

Child of the Hobart parent project; excluded from parent-level counts.

Identity and relationships

Other names: SBN520

Location and precision

Shown above in Facts at a glance.

Roles

Shown above in Facts at a glance.

Lifecycle

Recorded status: proposed

Power capacity

Power detail: not allocated from NIPSCO cluster
Recorded with its stated kind; not a measured load and not comparable across records.
ISO / RTO: MISO
Capacity — Not yet recorded here.

Cooling, water, PUE and WUE

Cooling and water: unknown

Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings

Projected permanent jobs: not allocated from parent Announced jobs · project scope
not established
Announced job figures are not observed headcount. Different scopes stay separate.
Announced investment: not allocated from parent site scope
Announced figure, not spending.
Incentives and commitments: Parent-level agreements; site allocation not established.

Sources, dates, limitations and corrections

Fields with recorded verification: proposed site address; six-building scope verified field list · project scope
Only the fields in this list are recorded as verified. A stored number outside this list is not treated as verified.

Not yet recorded here: Area, acreage and buildings · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.

Next research question

Issued IDEM permit and construction milestone.

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Data + actions

Permanent link for citing this record →

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Facility evidence across sources

Identity

Facility ID: dcd-fac-002430 (public id fac-002430)
Unit: site (campus or building not established)
Name source: Amazon Hobart — SBN520 · DataCenterData reviewed record amazon-hobart-sbn520
Evidence tier: reviewed
Part of: Amazon Data Services — Hobart project fac-002429

Other names

SBN520 registry alias · DataCenterData reviewed record amazon-hobart-sbn520

Status by layer

Layer	Value	Date	Source
Reviewed (DCD) · verified record	proposed Status basis: IDEM received an air-permit application describing six proposed data-center buildings. An application is not an issued permit or construction milestone.	Latest source retrieval/capture date 2026-09-12	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`

Location

Street: 4751 E. 61st Avenue, Hobart, IN
City: Hobart
County: Lake
State: IN
Metro (CBSA): Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 16980

Coordinates 41.506979794368, -87.231994340137 · precision street · DataCenterData reviewed record amazon-hobart-sbn520

Address as published by DataCenterData reviewed record amazon-hobart-sbn520.

Facts

Quote-bound facts: each shows the value, the source address, the capture hash (first 12 characters; the full SHA-256 is in the page markup) and the capture date. The source's exact wording stays in the capture record and is not republished here; the capture hash binds it.

No quote-bound fact with a hashed capture is recorded for this facility.

Other values by layer

Field	Value	Layer and basis	Date	Source
owner	Amazon Data Services, Inc.	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed record	Latest source retrieval/capture date date not stated	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`
developer	Amazon Data Services, Inc.	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed record	Latest source retrieval/capture date date not stated	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`
iso	MISO	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed record	Latest source retrieval/capture date date not stated	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`
incentives commitments	Parent-level agreements; site allocation not established.	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed record	Latest source retrieval/capture date date not stated	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`
classification.power source	onsite_generation	Reviewed (DCD) · reviewed classification	Latest source retrieval/capture date 2026-09-24	DataCenterData reviewed record `amazon-hobart-sbn520`

Sources for the reviewed record

These citations belong to the linked reviewed records. They do not establish every figure or present-day operating status. Publication and retrieval dates are shown separately; an unstated date remains unknown.

Amazon Hobart SBN520/750 air-permit application · record amazon-hobart-sbn520 · published 2026-07-24 · retrieved 2026-09-12

Details still needed

30 fields in the shared profile are not established for this record. Each states why; missing information does not mean zero or absence.

Operator · not recorded for this field in the register
Postal code · not recorded for this field in the register
Provider-reported status · not recorded for this field in the register
Operator-stated status · not recorded for this field in the register
Status in public records · not recorded for this field in the register
Critical IT capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Utility capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Requested utility capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Reported total power (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Generation capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Company-announced design capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Provider-reported capacity (MW) · not recorded for this field in the register
Floor area (sq ft) · not recorded for this field in the register
Data hall or IT floor area (sq ft) · not recorded for this field in the register
Site area · not recorded for this field in the register
Cooling redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
UPS redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
Backup generator redundancy · not recorded for this field in the register
Tier design rating · not recorded for this field in the register
Cooling technology · not recorded for this field in the register
Opening year or expected opening year · not recorded for this field in the register
Network presence · not recorded for this field in the register
Service · not recorded for this field in the register
Certification or compliance claims · not recorded for this field in the register
Rack density · not recorded for this field in the register
Space or power availability · not recorded for this field in the register
Specifications and facility pages · not recorded for this field in the register
Business contact · not recorded for this field in the register
Public registration · not recorded for this field in the register
Fact supported by a source quotation · not recorded for this field in the register

Jurisdiction and policy actions

Policy actions are matched to this facility by jurisdiction (state, county, municipality or utility), never by the facility's name. A match means the action covers the place, not that it names or affects this facility.

8 state-level policy actions recorded for Indiana jurisdiction match on state IN

Updates, corrections and review

Last checked 2026-09-12

How often we re-check

We plan to re-check this facility every 90 days because it has a reviewed record whose status may still change. Next check due 2026-12-11. The last-checked date is the newest evidence date among this facility's sources. Dates are measured against the newest input date, 2026-10-18, not the day this page was built.

Update events

Air permit application received · 2026-07-24