No project in Niles City, but 5 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Niles City votes on zoning. The Trumbull County may review big projects too.
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 2 miles awayPossible 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.
Proposedabout 6 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 6 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 10 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
City council passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in November 2026.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Niles City. - 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
Depending on where you live in Niles City: Ohio Edison Co. (company) or City of Niles (run by the town).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Ohio.