IURC approves AES Indiana’s $737.3M plan to power Google’s 390‑MW Monrovia data center

Indiana utility regulators unanimously approved AES Indiana’s plan at an Oct. 7, 2026 commission meeting to build a $737.3 million project designed to power a 390‑megawatt Google data center in Monrovia. AES told the commission the project will include two battery energy storage systems and a solar facility, and said the Google contract lasts at least 15 years. (Source: WFYI — https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-10-12/indiana-approves-aes-plan-to-power-google-data-center-in-monrovia)

AES US Utilities testimony said Google will pay $32.3 million for direct connection facilities, while $73.8 million in network upgrades will be included in AES’s transmission rate base and recovered in future retail rates; the commission approved that treatment. Several parties objected to assigning a share of upgrades to existing customers, but the commission’s order found it reasonable. The commission also agreed to reopen consideration of a June rate increase for AES Indiana and will continue review into 2027. (Source: WFYI — https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-10-12/indiana-approves-aes-plan-to-power-google-data-center-in-monrovia)

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