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Data Center Land and Powered Sites in Ohio

Powered land in Ohio: 417 power nodes, 8 sites and 11 demand rows, each with its source and check date.

58Provisional DCMI Power Readiness Score, out of 100 (DC Market Insights calculation, 85 of 100 weight points with data; final at 90). Missing: grid congestion and queue backlog, water stress.

First calculated on 4 November 2026.

Verified on 2 November 2026 · Method

751 MWPlant MW leaving service by 2030 (DCMI calculation, EIA-860M)
5,500 MWLarge-load MW in utility filings
8Sites tracked
21 MWDemand MW stated
2026Median stated power year

Power map

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  • Site (county level unless listed by the owner)
  • Plant leaving service
  • Planned plant
  • Plant 500 MW+
  • Large-load request (county level)
  • Live data center

Substations are not drawn: we count them by county only.

Overview

Portsmouth Site AI data center campus (SB Energy), Piketon in Pike County is the largest of the 8 Ohio sites we track, at 10,000 MW; together they state 10,350 MW across 8 counties (DC Market Insights calculation). Cardinal at 650 MW leads the 751 MW of plant capacity leaving service. Cologix names the most stated demand here (21 MW of 21 MW).

Data on fileRowsMW
Power plants (EIA-860M)26947,683 MW
Substations 230 kV or more (HIFLD, counted by county)70
ISO queue (PJM)Not loaded yet
Large-load requests (utility filings)55,500 MW
Data center sites810,350 MW
Demand rows1121 MW
Policy rows1

Where the power is

Leaving service in Ohio: 751 MW at 13 plants, led by Cardinal in Jefferson County (650 MW, partly retiring from December 2028), Collinwood in Cuyahoga County (16 MW, idle (out of service)) and Clevelandcliffs Warren in Trumbull County (13 MW, idle (out of service)).

Coming: 3,342 MW at 24 planned plants, led by Harvey Solar (350 MW, planned, in service August 2028), Yellow Wood Solar Energy LLC (300 MW, planned, in service December 2027) and Firelands Wind (297 MW, planned, in service May 2027).

Of 70 substations, 62 at 345 kV and 8 at 500 kV or more; Lorain County (5), Franklin County (4) and Butler County (3) hold the most.

Large-load requests in Ohio filings: 5,500 MW across 5.

Power nodeKindCountyMWDateSource
Customer request near Fayette Substation, JeffersonvilleLarge-load requestFayette County1,500 MWrequested January 2031PJM TEAC, Dayton Supplemental Projects, 7 Jul 2026
Data center customer request near Eldean Substation, PiquaLarge-load requestMiami County1,400 MWrequested May 2033PJM TEAC, Dayton Supplemental Projects, 3 Feb 2026
Customer request near Stuart Substation, Adams CountyLarge-load requestAdams County1,300 MWrequested March 2032PJM TEAC, Dayton Supplemental Projects, 7 Jul 2026
Customer request near Trenton, Butler CountyLarge-load requestButler County800 MWrequested PJM TEAC, DEOK Supplemental Projects, 8 Sep 2026
CardinalPlant leaving serviceJefferson County650 MWpartly retiring from December 2028EIA Form 860M, September 2026
Customer request near Clinton Substation, WilmingtonLarge-load requestClinton County500 MWrequested January 2030PJM TEAC, Dayton Supplemental Projects, 7 Jul 2026
Harvey SolarPlanned plantLicking County350 MWplanned, in service August 2028EIA Form 860M, September 2026
Yellow Wood Solar Energy LLCPlanned plantClinton County300 MWplanned, in service December 2027EIA Form 860M, September 2026
Firelands WindPlanned plantHuron County297 MWplanned, in service May 2027EIA Form 860M, September 2026
Eastern Cottontail SolarPlanned plantFairfield County220 MWplanned, in service December 2028EIA Form 860M, September 2026

Sites tracked

5 of the 8 Ohio sites state no MW and no power date yet, so they have no page of their own.

  • Portsmouth Site AI data center campus (SB Energy), Piketon: 189 acres, 10,000 MW. Status idea, from a federal source dated 24 March 2026.
  • Liames LLC data center campus (Apollo Power Generation Facility), Middleton Township in Wood County: 350 MW. Status powered, from a state source dated 3 February 2026.
  • Project Mila (Prologis), Trenton in Butler County: 145 acres. Zoning: Zoning certificate from the City of Trenton obtained. Status zoned, from a county source dated 2 November 2026.
  • Aligned Coshocton campus, Conesville Industrial Park: 197 acres. Power timing in the source: Initial capacity delivery targeted for mid 2026 (as stated in July 2025). Status idea, from a developer source dated 24 July 2025.
  • Former W.H. Sammis Power Plant site (ETEM) in Jefferson County: 170 acres. Zoning: No zoning ordinance adopted (Village of Stratton, Jefferson County). Status idea, from a developer source dated 2 November 2026.
  • J5 LLC (Meta) data center site, Piqua in Miami County: 607.7 acres. Status powered, from a county source dated 18 August 2026.
  • Amazon Web Services Wilmington campus, US-68 in Clinton County. Zoning: Light Industrial. Status zoned, from a county source dated 6 January 2026.
  • Project Dazzler (Google), Franklin Furnace in Scioto County. Status idea, from a developer source dated 2 November 2026.
SiteCountyAcresMW (source words)Time to power (source words)StatusSource
Portsmouth Site AI data center campus (SB Energy), PiketonPike County18910,000 MWideaFederal, 24 March 2026
Liames LLC data center campus (Apollo Power Generation Facility), Middleton TownshipWood County350 MWpoweredState, 3 February 2026
Project Mila (Prologis), TrentonButler County145zonedCounty, 2 November 2026
Aligned Coshocton campus, Conesville Industrial ParkCoshocton County197Initial capacity delivery targeted for mid 2026 (as stated in July 2025)ideaDeveloper, 24 July 2025
Former W.H. Sammis Power Plant site (ETEM)Jefferson County170ideaDeveloper, 2 November 2026
J5 LLC (Meta) data center site, PiquaMiami County607.7poweredCounty, 18 August 2026
Amazon Web Services Wilmington campus, US-68Clinton CountyzonedCounty, 6 January 2026
Project Dazzler (Google), Franklin FurnaceScioto CountyideaDeveloper, 2 November 2026

Who is looking

6 buyers, 11 rows; evidence: 7 from company and 4 from press.

  • Cologix: Cologix COL8, 21 MW (total MW), Johnstown, Columbus (company)
  • Cologix: Cologix COL7, no MW stated, Johnstown, Columbus (company)
  • Aligned Data Centers: Aligned CMH-02, no MW stated, Conesville, Columbus (company)
  • EdgeConneX: EdgeConneX New Albany, no MW stated, New Albany, Columbus (company)
  • QTS: QTS New Albany 1, no MW stated, New Albany, Columbus (press)
  • QTS: QTS New Albany 2, no MW stated, New Albany, Columbus (press)
  • QTS: QTS Van Wert, no MW stated, Van Wert, Northwest Ohio (press)
  • Aligned Data Centers: Aligned Pataskala site, no MW stated, Pataskala, Columbus (company)
  • Amazon Web Services: AWS New Albany Beech and Miller Roads campus, no MW stated, New Albany, Columbus (company)
  • Amazon Web Services: AWS Hilliard new campus, no MW stated, Hilliard, Columbus (press)

Policy

Our Power and Policy tracker holds 1 rule for Ohio.

  • 9 July 2025: AEP Ohio (Ohio Power) Data Center Tariff settlement adopted by the PUCO (tariff, in force)

Score breakdown

Ohio: 58 out of 100, provisional, from 85 weight points.

FactorPointsBasis
Time to power30 of 30earliest stated power date 2026 (1 stated date)
Available or freeing MW3 of 20751 MW freeing (full points at 5,000 MW, DC Market Insights calculation)
Grid congestion and queue backlogNot loaded yetthe PJM queue file: not loaded yet
Policy6 of 15in force: 1 tariff
Land and permitting8 of 10best site by status and acres; opposition events not tracked yet
Fiber and latency to the nearest hub2.5 of 1025 live data centers tracked in the state (full points at 100)
Water stressNot loaded yetwater stress index not loaded yet

Questions

Where is data center land with power in Ohio?

Pike County (Portsmouth Site AI data center campus (SB Energy), Piketon), Butler County and Coshocton County and 5 more counties.

Which Ohio county has the most plant capacity leaving service?

Jefferson County, with 650 MW of the 751 MW state total.

Who is looking for data center sites in Ohio?

6 buyers; by stated MW, Cologix leads. Each row is on the Ohio demand page.

Is there data center land for sale in Ohio?

We list 8 Ohio sites and do not sell land; each site names its source.

Which rules apply to large loads in Ohio?

"AEP Ohio (Ohio Power) Data Center Tariff settlement adopted by the PUCO" (9 July 2025) is the newest.

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