Buck Canyon data center (Adams County)
Also called: 68 Yards LLC, Buck Canyon Properties
A developer plans up to 12 data center buildings on the old Buck Canyon landfill site near Manchester. It would need 1,300 megawatts, about 30 times what all of Adams County uses, and clear about 320 acres of forest. Residents are petitioning to stop it.
Where things stand: Federal wetland permit for site work issued Feb. 18, 2026. The power request starts at 100 megawatts in 2028 and grows to 1,300 megawatts by 2032.
🕒 Latest update (March 2026): Monroe and Sprigg townships passed measures restricting data centers. Voters began petitions to block the project.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer DP&L landfill site known as Buck Canyon, near the old Stuart power plant and Manchester, by the Ohio River, Sprigg, Adams County
- 🏢 CompanyBuck Canyon Properties LLC and 68 Yards LLC
- 👤 Built forAmazon Web Services (named by WVXU; WCPO says the operator is undisclosed)
- 🌳 Size1,000 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,300 megawatts (about as much as 1,040,000 homes)
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised500
❓ Still unanswered
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- Does Sprigg Township's March 2026 resolution block the project? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water would it take from the Ohio River or wells? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 18, 2026U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a wetland permit for site work, with rules to protect endangered species and three cemeteries.
- March 2026Monroe and Sprigg townships passed measures restricting data centers. Voters began petitions to block the project.
Local votes and rules
🗳️ Public vote
Voters will decide on a township zoning plan meant to keep the township's 'rural and agricultural character.' It was proposed in response to a possible large data center.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Township trustees passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in February 2027.
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Where this comes from
- Adams County data center gets federal permit as voters sign petitions to block it · WCPO · March 2026
- Adams County residents fear environmental and utility costs of possible data center · WVXU · Aug 25, 2026
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