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Data Centers: Pulsing Your Business Through America's Heartland

The Hoosier State is fast becoming a regional hub for data centers, where businesses find world-class electric and fiber infrastructure, strategic proximity to key cities and a well-trained workforce. To this, add incentives including attractive state sales tax exemptions for equipment and electricity, local property tax abatements and rate credits from us. Put it all together, and you've got a winning location for data centers.

What We Offer

Our Economic Development Rider (EDR) in Indiana provides discounts to new or expanding customers and can save customers an average of $10.85 per kilowatt.

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Our Team in Indiana

Indiana Michigan Power, our operating company in Indiana, powers 118 communities in 24 counties in northern and northeastern Indiana. Our team is your go-to resource for your move or expansion in our nearly 3,200 square-mile service territory that many leading companies, including Ardagh, General Motors, McCormick and Sabert, call home.

Jill Scicchitano

Jill Scicchitano

Manager of Economic and Business Development

Lay of the Land

Indiana Michigan Power serves over 57,000 commercial and industrial customers in the Hoosier State.

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Key Industries in Indiana

Automotive

Data Centers

Energy & Chemicals

Food & Beverage

Metals

Plastics & Rubber

Boundless Advantages

In addition to being a hotbed for data centers and manufacturers, Indiana is a budding technology and specialty insurance hub in the Midwest. Companies like Rural Sourcing and Brotherhood Mutual have invested millions and are creating hundreds of new jobs. Here are more reasons why you should choose Indiana, too.

Indiana ranks #2 in the U.S. for property taxes and 9th overall (Tax Foundation 2022).

Indiana ranks #1 in the Midwest and #5 Nationally for Best States, according to Chief Executive magazine, 2021.

Indiana's corporate income tax rate dropped to 4.9% in 2021.

Indiana is the #1 manufacturing state in the nation (for output) and #2 for manufacturing employment (Business Facilities 2021)

Indiana is within a day's drive of 60% of the US population and is the national leader in pass-through interstates.

Indiana's headquarters relocation tax credit provides a nonrefundable tax credit to businesses that relocate their headquarters to Indiana.

R&D Incentive: Indiana offers a research and development tax credit with a 100 percent sales tax exemption for new qualified equipment and property purchased.

For more, visit the Indiana Economic Development webpage.

Power in Indiana

We'll help you explore industrial sites for power-intensive uses and provide you with low-cost, reliable and sustainable electricity. Here's how we can help.

Competitive rates

Affordable power for your operations.

Economic Development Incentives

Our Economic Development Rider (EDR) in Indiana provides discounts to new or expanding customers and can save customers an average of $10.85 per kilowatt.

Energy Efficiency Programs and Incentives

We provide a wide variety of tools to help you manage your energy consumption. Learn more about I&M's Energy Efficiency Programs and Rebates.

Robust Transmission Capacity

Our transmission network is built for the needs of business with extra capacity available to support the largest power requirements.

Energy Solutions

Advisory services for industrial process improvements, design, build and maintenance services for customer-owned facilities, renewables planning and more. Our energy capabilities can be customized for your needs.

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Featured Site

Alexandria Business Park

Alexandria Business Park has robust electric, water and sewer capacities, and is located on State Route 28 with proximity to I-69, I-65 and I-70. It is adjacent to a Norfolk Southern Rail mainline. The local economic development corporation holds options agreements on all parcels.

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