Farmers Fight Data Center Line | Fort Wayne News

Fort Wayne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 2m

Farmers in Union and Lycoming counties are fiercely resisting a new high-voltage transmission line meant to power a massive data center, arguing it cuts through ancestral farmland and ignores existing rights-of-way. They’re demanding fair compensation under eminent domain reform, citing historical land seizures and questioning foreign ownership ties. Developers insist U.S. operations are independent, but farmers see the line as a private “extension cord” — not public infrastructure — and warn of costly disruptions to farming, especially aerial crop spraying. They’re calling for data centers…