No project in St. Albans Township, but 13 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of St. Albans Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Cologix AI data center campus (Johnstown)
Johnstown, Licking County
154 acres
🕒 Sept 10, 2026: Johnstown City Council set a Jan. 5, 2027 special election on a charter ban of data cent…
Proposedabout 6 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
Proposedabout 6 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.
Being builtabout 6 miles awayVantage Data Centers OH1 campus (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
70 acres
🕒 Oct 25, 2024: Vantage broke ground on its $2 billion, 192-megawatt OH1 campus.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 7 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
Being builtabout 7 miles awayCyrusOne data center on Jug Street Road (New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County
🕒 Sept 2025: CyrusOne held a groundbreaking.
Local votes and rules
🚫 Ban
Township trustees passed a zoning change that in effect bans data centers. News reports called it the first ban in Licking County.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in St. Albans 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 St. Albans Township: Ohio Power Co. (company) or Licking Rural Electric Inc. (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.