A proposal submitted by DC Blox to build a data center campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been greenlit by local authorities.

The data center campus, which will be built in the Thunderbird Commerce Center at 305 Fintail Drive, was given the go-ahead by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission on Wednesday, July 15.

The proposal that was approved was a scaled back version of the original plan, which detailed a three-building campus. The new plan only shows two buildings – a one-story, 70,000 sq ft (6,500 sqm) building expected to be completed in two years, and a two-story, 250,000 sq ft (23,225 sqm) building estimated for completion in five years.

DC Blox scaled the project back as a concession to opponents, who are preparing to file an appeal for judicial review, according to a report by local outlet Ink Free News.

A petition against the campus has received more than 2,180 signatures at the time of writing, and an appeal has been filed against the hearing examiner’s recommendation.

The company has said that the data center would see between $1.8 to $2 billion in investment.

DC Blox has previously said that the campus will have a peak demand of approximately 80-100MW, and the company has also said that “it will pay for the infrastructure upgrades and energy production costs needed to serve the project.”

DC Blox is based in the US and has facilities in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee, and Georgia, and has cable landing stations in South Carolina and Florida.

The company says its footprint totals 470MW and 2.78 million sq ft (258,270 sqm) across 23 facilities.