No project in Columbus City, but 12 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Columbus City votes on zoning. The Fairfield County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Aligned Data Centers plan in Pataskala Corporate Park
Pataskala, Licking County
89 acres
π Aug 25, 2026: City council voted 7-0 to reject the site plan, citing missing power details.
Proposedabout 8 miles awayMicrosoft land on Refugee Road (Pataskala)
Pataskala, Licking County
for Microsoft
π Aug 25, 2026: Local reporting described a Microsoft data center as proposed for the Refugee Road site.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Built & runningabout 11 miles awayGoogle Columbus data center campus (South High Street)
Columbus, Franklin County
for Google
π 2026: A fourth Google building on the Columbus campus started running, per the Cleanview trackβ¦
Being builtabout 12 miles awayCyrusOne data center on Jug Street Road (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
π Sept 2025: CyrusOne held a groundbreaking.
Built & runningabout 12 miles awayAWS $3.5 billion data center campus (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
for Amazon Web Services
π Aug 7, 2025: City and AWS said two buildings were finished and the rest were under construction.
Proposedabout 12 miles awayGoogle land on Harrison Road NW (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
85 acres Β· for Google
π May 2025: A Google company bought about 85 acres for $63 million.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Columbus City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Columbus City: Ohio Power Co. (company) or City of Columbus (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.