No project in Franklin Township, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Franklin Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposedabout 10 miles away
Data center at the former Chillicothe paper mill (Aligned)
Chillicothe, Ross County
for Aligned (computing campus using AMD hardware)
🕒 July 2026: The new owner of the closed paper mill named Aligned as a data center tenant in a $1.5 b…
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 11 miles awayPORTS Technology Campus AI data center (Piketon)
Piketon, Pike County
189 acres
🕒 March 20, 2026: Federal officials and SoftBank's SB Energy broke ground on a 10-gigawatt AI data center …
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Franklin Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
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⚡ Your electric company
Ohio Power 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.