1 data center project in Ashville Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of Ashville Village votes on zoning. The Pickaway County may review big projects too.
In Ashville Village
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Google Columbus data center campus (South High Street)
Columbus, Franklin County
for Google
🕒 2026: A fourth Google building on the Columbus campus started running, per the Cleanview track…
Proposedabout 11 miles awayRensch Road data center campus (Grove City area)
Grove City, Franklin County
310 acres
🕒 June 1, 2026: Grove City Council voted 6-1 for a 12-month pause on data center approvals.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Built & runningabout 14 miles awayGoogle data center off Whiley Road (Lancaster)
Lancaster, Fairfield County
for Google
🕒 May 3, 2023: Google formally broke ground on its Lancaster and south Columbus data centers, part of a…
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide whether to overturn the village council's April 2026 approval of a deal with developer EdgeConneX for two data center buildings and an 800-megawatt gas power plant. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in August 2026 that the village could not use an 'emergency' label to block the vote. The county elections board still had to approve the petition.
⚖️ Court case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Ashville did not give real reasons for calling its data center approval an 'emergency.' That means residents can try to put it to a public vote (referendum).
✅ Approved
Village council approved a deal (term summary) with developer EdgeConneX for two data center buildings and an 800-megawatt gas power plant. It was passed as an 'emergency' so it took effect right away.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Village council passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers in December 2025, then extended it. It is set to end in January 2027. A separate data center deal with EdgeConneX was approved in April 2026 and is headed to a referendum.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Ashville Village. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
South Central Power Company (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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Will the Ashville referendum on the EdgeConneX deal be on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot?
- How big will the gas power plant be, and does it have an Ohio EPA air permit?
- How much water will the site use?