1 data center project in McDonald Village
Who decides here: the Village Board of McDonald Village votes on zoning. The Trumbull County may review big projects too.
In McDonald Village
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 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 8 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.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Village council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in September 2027.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in McDonald 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
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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Has Oppidan bought the land or filed a site plan?
- Will McDonald pass a pause (moratorium) or new data center zoning rules?
- Who would use the data center, and how much power and water would it need?