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1 data center project in Springfield City

Who decides here: the City Council of Springfield City votes on zoning. The Clark County may review big projects too.

In Springfield City

Being built

5C AI data center at Prime Ohio Corporate Park (Springfield)

Springfield, Clark County

for Vultr (AI cloud cluster with AMD chips) and Crusoe

🕒 July 2026: Springfield approved a six-month pause on new very large (hyperscale) data centers. This…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles away

Urbana Technology Hub (Thor Equities data center)

Urbana, Champaign County

🕒 July 15, 2026: A resident turned in petitions for a city charter change to ban very large data centers.

Local votes and rules

🗺️ Zoning change · Clark County

County commissioners changed county zoning rules so data centers are only allowed, with special approval (conditional use), in heavy industrial (I-2) zones. None of the townships under county zoning has any I-2 land, so a developer would first need a rezoning. Ohio Capital Journal counts this as an effective ban.

July 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

City council passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in January 2027.

July 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

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⚡ Your electric company

Ohio Edison Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.

🙋 Open tasks here

  • Will 5C build its own power plant on site?

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