No project in Etna Township, but 13 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Etna Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Microsoft 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 5 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.
Being builtabout 8 miles awayVantage 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 9 miles awayCyrusOne data center on Jug Street Road (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
🕒 Sept 2025: CyrusOne held a groundbreaking.
Proposedabout 9 miles awayGoogle land on Harrison Road NW (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
85 acres · for Google
🕒 May 2025: A Google company bought about 85 acres for $63 million.
Proposedabout 10 miles awayKaris Critical 'Smart Farms' data center campus (Beech and Green Chapel roads)
New Albany, Licking County
114 acres
🕒 Jan 2026: Karis asked Ohio EPA for permission to fill wetlands and streams on the site.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Etna 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 Etna Township: Ohio Power Co. (company) or City of Columbus (run by the town) 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.