No project in Canal Winchester City, but 7 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Canal Winchester City votes on zoning. The Franklin County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
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…
Built & runningabout 10 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…
Approved, not built yetabout 11 miles awayEdgeConneX data center campus in Ashville
Ashville, Pickaway County
195 acres
🕒 Aug 7, 2026: The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ordered Ashville's fiscal officer to send the referen…
Stopped or cancelledabout 13 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.
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
Proposedabout 14 miles awayRensch 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
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Canal Winchester City. - Go to council 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 Canal Winchester City: South Central Power Company (co-op (owned by its members)) or City of Columbus (run by the town) or Ohio Power 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.