# Decatur County, Indiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Washington Township, Greensburg and Sandcreek Township No data center or power plant project is on record in Decatur County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Decatur County is home to Washington Township, Greensburg, Sandcreek Township and Fugit Township. Next door, Bartholomew County has 2 data centers. Employers here counted 13,667 jobs in 2025, down 7.8% from 2019. Construction employs 334, down 5.9% since 2019. Its power plants have 1 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. -7.8% total jobs since 2019, now 13,667 1 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 12.75¢ per kWh for Duke Energy Indiana, LLC residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Decatur County Decatur County is home to Washington Township, Greensburg, Sandcreek Township and Fugit Township. Washington Township14,073 residents Greensburg12,315 residents Sandcreek Township3,131 residents Fugit Township1,894 residents Adams Township1,853 residents Marion Township1,719 residents Westport1,406 residents Clay Township1,295 residents Saltcreek Township1,158 residents Jackson Township954 residents St. Paul595 residents · 61% of the city Clinton Township499 residents New Point319 residents Millhousen145 residents - St. Paul also extends into [Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/shelby-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Clarksburg, Lake Santee. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Decatur County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Indiana | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 26,467 | 26,576 | ▲ 0.4% | 59th of 92 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 14,828 | 13,667 | ▼ 7.8% | 83rd of 92 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $45,277 | $59,803 | ▲ 32.1% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 355 | 334 | ▼ 5.9% | 63rd of 68 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.1% | 3.2% | ▲ 0.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Electrical contractors employ 25, at an average $57,401 a year. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC is the largest utility serving Decatur County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.75¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.63¢ median for Indiana utilities. Unemployment was 3.2% in August 2026, against 3.1% in 2019. 26,576 people live here, up 0.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Decatur County ### Utilities with service territory in Decatur County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 796,265 | 12.75¢ | 31% | | RushShelby Energy | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,761 | 16.89¢ | 11% | | Bartholomew County Rural E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,427 | 14.71¢ | 11% | | Decatur County Rural E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 8,088 | 15.83¢ | 11% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 1 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Decatur Co. Solar RES (IN) | Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc | Solar | 1 MW | 2017 | ## The Decatur County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 13,667 | $59,803 | 1.00 | | Construction | 334 | $60,865 | 0.46 | | Electrical contractors | 25 | $57,401 | 0.25 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Decatur County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Decatur County. Indiana has 40 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Franklin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county). ## Decatur County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Decatur County, Bartholomew County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Decatur County | 26,576 | ▼ 7.8% | 1 MW | — | — | — | | Bartholomew County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/bartholomew-county) | 85,729 | ▼ 3.4% | — | — | 2 | — | | Franklin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county) | 23,286 | ▲ 2.1% | — | — | — | 1 | | Jennings County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/jennings-county) | 27,622 | ▲ 4.0% | — | — | — | — | | Ripley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county) | 29,434 | ▼ 13.0% | — | — | — | — | | Rush County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/rush-county) | 16,767 | ▼ 2.0% | — | — | — | — | | Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/shelby-county) | 45,882 | ▲ 3.7% | 205 MW | — | 1 | — | ## More of Indiana [All Indiana countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana)[Bartholomew County85,729 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/bartholomew-county)[Shelby County45,882 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/shelby-county)[Ripley County29,434 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county)[Jennings County27,622 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/jennings-county)[Franklin County23,286 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county) ## Decatur County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Decatur County, Indiana? 4 utilities have service territory in Decatur County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, RushShelby Energy, Bartholomew County Rural E M C, Decatur County Rural E M C. The largest, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, charged residential customers 12.75¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Washington Township, IN in? Washington Township is in Decatur County, Indiana. About 14,073 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Greensburg, IN in? Greensburg is in Decatur County, Indiana. About 12,315 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Decatur County? 1 operating plant with 1 MW of capacity. The largest is Decatur Co. Solar RES (IN) (1 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Decatur County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Decatur County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Bartholomew County. ### Is Decatur County adding jobs? Employers counted 13,667 jobs in 2025 against 14,828 in 2019 (-7.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 355 to 334. ### Does Decatur County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Decatur County. Indiana has 40 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/decatur-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).