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No project in Braceville Township, but 4 nearby

Who decides here: the Township Trustees of Braceville Township votes on zoning. Many Ohio townships have their own zoning. Where a township has none, the county decides.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Being builtabout 6 miles away

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.

Proposedabout 7 miles away

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.

Proposedabout 11 miles away

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 13 miles away

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.

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

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

June 2026Source

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

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⚡ 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.