1 data center project in Hilliard City
Who decides here: the City Council of Hilliard City votes on zoning. The Franklin County may review big projects too.
In Hilliard City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Two data center campuses next to AWS on Industrial Parkway and Warner Road (Jerome Township)
Jerome, Union County
215 acres
π Dec 2025: Jerome Township issued two zoning certificates for data centers tied to the Thomas and Sβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 9 miles awayAmazon (AWS) data center campuses in Jerome Township (Warner Road and Industrial Parkway)
Jerome, Union County
for Amazon
π 2025: Filings for nearby projects noted Amazon's two Jerome Township campuses, each with four β¦
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¦
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
Being builtabout 13 miles awayCologix COL5 data center (Lewis Center)
Orange, Delaware County
28 acres Β· for Cologix (rents space to many customers)
π June 1, 2026: Cologix announced over $1.1 billion for two new central Ohio campuses, one in Orange Towβ¦
Proposedabout 14 miles awaySentinel data center campus near West Jefferson
Deer Creek, Madison County
79 acres
π 2026: West Jefferson Village Council approved a pre-annexation agreement with Sentinel Data Ceβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Hilliard 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 Hilliard City: Ohio Power Co. (company) or City of Columbus (run by the town) or Ohio Edison 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.
π Open tasks here
- Has the Environmental Review Appeals Commission ruled on Hilliard's appeal of the fuel-cell air permit?
- How much water does the Hilliard campus use each day?