No project in Canaan Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Canaan Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Amazon (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
Approved, not built yetabout 8 miles awayTwo 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 8 miles awayAmazon Hilliard data center campus (Scioto Darby Road)
Hilliard, Franklin County
142 acres Β· for Amazon (AWS)
π Nov 7, 2025: Hilliard filed its appeal with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission.
Proposedabout 9 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
Being builtabout 11 miles awayAmazon (AWS) data center in Marysville Innovation Park
Marysville, Union County
for Amazon
π March 11, 2025: Amazon Web Services announced a $1 billion data center in Marysville, to open in 2027.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Canaan 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 Canaan Township: Ohio Edison Co. (company) or Ohio Power Co. (company) or Union Rural Electric Co-op, 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.