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Franklin County

3 data center projects we know about. 43 cities, townships and villages.

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

Projects

Being built

Amazon Hilliard data center campus (Scioto Darby Road)

Hilliard, Franklin County

142 acres · for Amazon (AWS)

🕒 Nov 7, 2025: Hilliard filed its appeal with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission.

Built & running

Google Columbus data center campus (South High Street)

Columbus, Franklin County

for Google

🕒 2026: A fourth Google building on the Columbus campus started running, per the Cleanview track…

Proposed

Rensch Road data center campus (Grove City area)

Grove City, Franklin County

310 acres

🕒 June 1, 2026: Grove City Council voted 6-1 for a 12-month pause on data center approvals.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Local votes and rules

🗳️ Public vote · Grove City

Voters will decide a city charter change that would require a citywide vote on each new large data center before council can approve it. A data center is proposed in Grove City.

Nov 3, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Grove City

City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.

June 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Jackson

Township trustees passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in May 2027.

May 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Prairie

Township trustees passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in October 2026.

April 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Pleasant

Township trustees passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in February 2027.

Feb 2026Source

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