Indiana Storm Outages Spark Lawsuit Over Amazon Data Center

A powerful storm in Indiana caused hundreds of thousands of power outages, leaving some residents without electricity for nearly two weeks. While a local utility company expects to restore all power by Tuesday night, the grid instability has intensified local opposition to a planned industrial project.

Residents of Hobart, Indiana, have filed a lawsuit against the Hobart City Council challenging the approval process for a new Amazon data center. The legal action stems from concerns that the data center would rely on the same utility provider currently struggling to maintain stability during weather events.

The lawsuit targets the city council's role in approving the project, as community members argue the existing power infrastructure cannot support both residential needs and the high energy demands of a large-scale data facility.