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Trumbull County

5 data center projects we know about. 36 townships, cities and villages.

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Projects

Being built

SoftBank 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.

Proposed

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…

Stopped or cancelled

Crane 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.

Proposed

Possible 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.

Proposed

Bristolville 25 data center campus (Lordstown)

Lordstown, Trumbull County

133 acres

🕒 June 15, 2026: Public hearing set on extending the pause by another 180 days.

Local votes and rules

🗳️ Public vote · Hubbard

Voters will decide whether to fully ban data centers in the city. The city was negotiating with a possible data center developer.

Nov 3, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · McDonald

Village council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in September 2027.

Sept 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Newton Falls

Village council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in September 2027.

Sept 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Warren

City council unanimously passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on data centers larger than 1,000 square feet. It is set to end in September 2027.

Sept 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Vienna

Township trustees extended their pause (moratorium) on data centers by 60 days. It is set to end in October 2026.

Aug 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Girard

City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in July 2027.

July 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Braceville

Township trustees passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in December 2026.

June 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Cortland

City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.

June 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Howland

Township trustees passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in December 2026.

June 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Hubbard

City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in June 2027.

June 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Bazetta

Township trustees passed a 180-day (about six months) pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in November 2026.

May 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Niles

City council passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in November 2026.

May 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Weathersfield

Township trustees passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in October 2026.

April 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Hubbard

Township trustees passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in February 2027.

Feb 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Lordstown

Village council passed a 180-day pause (moratorium) on data center applications in January 2026, then extended it for another 180 days in mid-2026. A data center developer is challenging it at the Ohio Supreme Court. It is set to end in January 2027.

Jan 5, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Lordstown

Developer Bristolville 25 sued the village at the Ohio Supreme Court after the village would not review its plan for a data center campus on 133 acres near the old GM plant. Council passed a ban in November 2025, repealed it, and then passed a pause (moratorium) instead. The case is ongoing.

Nov 2025Source

Find your town

In Ohio, your township, village or city usually decides where data centers can go.