No project in Brice Village, but 12 nearby
Who decides here: the Village Board of Brice Village votes on zoning. The Franklin 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 10 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 10 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¦
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 13 miles awayKaris Critical 'Smart Farms' data center campus (Beech and Green Chapel roads)
New Albany, Licking County
114 acres
π Jan 2026: Karis asked Ohio EPA for permission to fill wetlands and streams on the site.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 13 miles awayRensch Road data center campus (Grove City area)
Grove City, Franklin County
310 acres
π 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
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Brice Village. - 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 Brice Village: 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.