Who is Actually Paying for Indiana’s Data Center Rush?

Indiana is staring down 70+ proposed data centers, and communities are being forced to play defense after decisions are already in motion. In this episode, Mary Noone hosts a straight talk panel with

• Jan Cervelli (urban planner and candidate for St. Joseph County Council District C)
• Cinde Wirth (Clean Energy Scientist and candidate for Indiana Congress)
• Michelle Higgs (Director of Indiana Rural Summit)

on what’s driving the push, and what local leaders and residents are missing. We unpack:

• How “economic development” gets sold, and who actually benefits

• NDAs and delayed public info that keep communities in the dark

• Water, aquifers, property value fears, and energy cost pressure

• Why organizing has to be coordinated across counties, not siloed

• What real bottom-up pressure looks like when electeds start feeling it

If you’re fighting a data center proposal (or think one is coming), this is your playbook for asking better questions and building statewide leverage.