No project in Plain City Village, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Village Board of Plain City Village votes on zoning. The Madison County may review big projects too.
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 5 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
Being builtabout 9 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
Being builtabout 11 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 12 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
Local votes and rules
βΈοΈ Pause on new data centers
Village council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in August 2027.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Plain City Village. - 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 Plain City Village: Ohio Edison 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.