FRANKFORT, Ind. (July 19, 2025) – The Frankfort Utility Service Board (USB) has given its approval to a non-binding “will serve” letter for a prospective large data center, signaling the municipal utility’s capability and willingness to provide up to 300 megawatts of electrical capacity to the site. The vote took place during a May 19, 2025 meeting with Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets in attendance.
Todd Corrie, General Manager of Frankfort Municipal Utilities, made the request on behalf of the developer, Logistix. The “will serve” letter is essential for the developer to demonstrate to investors that they are “shovel ready,” a necessary requirement to move forward with their process.
However, the utility’s commitment to serve is contingent upon several conditions, ensuring the agreement remains non-binding if these are not met, according to the USB and City of Frankfort attorney Alicia Albertson:
* The execution of all agreements between the developer and Frankfort Municipal Utilities.
* The developer’s donation of land for a substation and the execution of a land contribution agreement.
* The construction of a power line for service use.
* The customer’s payment of all associated costs and fees.
* Successful implementation of a new rate class for a user of this size, which may require approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).
* Appropriate power provision by the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), as the local utility cannot supply the customer if IMPA cannot supply them.
Albertson further explained, the “will serve” letter remains valid for a period of three years from its signing date. If ground is not broken within this timeframe, the letter becomes invalid. The utility will not be obligated for equipment purchases or construction until all contingencies are met and ground is broken within the specified three-year period.
The request for a “will-serve” letter came after the Frankfort Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) unanimously approved a special exception to permit a data processing center in the industrial zone and granted a developmental standard variance due to the proposed impervious surface ratio exceeding 50% during a special meeting of the BZA on April 23, 2025.
During a June 2, 2025 USB meeting Corrie, while providing an update to board members said while looking back at those in attendance, “Mayor, you were in a couple of meetings? It sounds like a pretty big deal to where they are even looking at more property than what they have secured right now.”
According to an article by Inside INdiana Business published July 17, 2025 with Doug Swain, president of Logistix, contained the following passage, “over a year ago, Logistix bought 100 acres … the area is directly north of the Frito Lay plant and northeast of the Conagra facility along the railroad tracks.”
A review of online records available from Beacon, does not show a property transaction recorded involving Logistix.
Corrie also shared with board members during the June 2 meeting, “… [Logistix] electrical engineering firm is now in contact with our electrical engineering firm for the substation design… I’m orchestrating all these people talking to each other and staying up-to-date…”
Corrie clarified to board members the substation north of Conagra, on the other side of the rail tracks, is a JTS substation and the power that would supply a yet to be constructed substation for the proposed data center would be a JTS line.
On July 23, 2025, the Frankfort city plan commission will hear a petition from Logix Realty, LLC for nearly 715 acres to change from zoning A1 (county) to General Business (city). Currently the land sits in the county and would have to first be annexed into the city for any change in zoning to take place.
The city plan commission meets at 5:30 in Old Stoney.
