No project in Austintown Township, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Austintown Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Bitdeer data center at former Niles power plant site
Weathersfield, Trumbull County
42.6 acres
🕒 May 2026: Niles City Council passed a 180-day pause on data centers. Weathersfield trustees passed…
Proposedabout 5 miles awayPossible data center at former McDonald Steel site
McDonald, Trumbull County
350 acres
🕒 Sept 15, 2026: Oppidan held a public question-and-answer meeting at McDonald High School.
Proposedabout 7 miles awayBristolville 25 data center campus (Lordstown)
Lordstown, Trumbull County
133 acres
🕒 June 15, 2026: Public hearing set on extending the pause by another 180 days.
Being builtabout 8 miles awaySoftBank Stargate data center at former GM Lordstown plant
Lordstown, Trumbull County
for OpenAI (Stargate project with SoftBank and Oracle)
🕒 Oct 2025: Crews began clearing the old parking lot in front of the plant for the data center.
Stopped or cancelledabout 11 miles awayCrane Data Centers 'Project Milo' (Hubbard)
Hubbard, Trumbull County
🕒 July 6, 2026: Residents turned in a petition to put a permanent data center ban on the November ballot.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Austintown 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
Ohio Edison Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.