No project in Walnut Township, but 6 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Walnut Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Vantage Data Centers campus and Fairfield Energy Center (Millersport)
Millersport, Fairfield County
350 acres
🕒 Aug 17, 2026: Ohio Power Siting Board public hearing on the Fairfield Energy Center at Millersport Jun…
Being builtabout 7 miles awayMicrosoft data center (Hebron)
Hebron, Licking County
for Microsoft
🕒 Nov 13, 2025: Microsoft said site work had started in Hebron, with Ames Construction as general contra…
Being builtabout 11 miles awayMicrosoft data center on Thornwood Drive (Heath)
Heath, Licking County
for Microsoft
🕒 Sept 2026: Heath officials rejected the petition, saying it lacked valid signatures; petitioners di…
Built & runningabout 11 miles awayGoogle data center off Whiley Road (Lancaster)
Lancaster, Fairfield County
for Google
🕒 May 3, 2023: Google formally broke ground on its Lancaster and south Columbus data centers, part of a…
Proposedabout 14 miles awayMicrosoft land on Refugee Road (Pataskala)
Pataskala, Licking County
for Microsoft
🕒 Aug 25, 2026: Local reporting described a Microsoft data center as proposed for the Refugee Road site.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Stopped or cancelledabout 15 miles awayAligned Data Centers plan in Pataskala Corporate Park
Pataskala, Licking County
89 acres
🕒 Aug 25, 2026: City council voted 7-0 to reject the site plan, citing missing power details.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Walnut Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Walnut Township: Ohio Power Co. (company) or South Central Power Company (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.