No project in Harrison Township, but 13 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Harrison 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
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
Stopped or cancelledabout 6 miles awayAligned 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.
Being builtabout 6 miles awayMicrosoft data center (Hebron)
Hebron, Licking County
for Microsoft
π Nov 13, 2025: Microsoft said site work had started in Hebron, with Ames Construction as general contraβ¦
Being builtabout 8 miles awayVantage Data Centers campus and Fairfield Energy Center (Millersport)
Millersport, Fairfield County
350 acres
π Aug 17, 2026: Ohio Power Siting Board public hearing on the Fairfield Energy Center at Millersport Junβ¦
Being builtabout 8 miles awayCyrusOne data center on Jug Street Road (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
π Sept 2025: CyrusOne held a groundbreaking.
Proposedabout 8 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
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Harrison Township. - Go to township 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 Harrison Township: Ohio Power Co. (company) or Licking Rural Electric Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) 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.