Proposed
Data center at the former Chillicothe paper mill (Aligned)
The owner of Chillicothe's closed paper mill plans to fill it with new businesses, including an Aligned computing campus. Few details about the data center are public yet.
Where things stand: Announced in July 2026 as part of a $1.5 billion plan to reuse the closed paper mill site.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): The new owner of the closed paper mill named Aligned as a data center tenant in a $1.5 billion reuse plan.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Pixelle paper mill site, Chillicothe, Ross County
- 🏢 CompanyU.S. Paper Mill Company LLC (site owner) with Aligned
- 👤 Built forAligned (computing campus using AMD hardware)
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How big will the Aligned data center at the paper mill be, in megawatts and buildings? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Chillicothe pass a pause on data centers, and does it cover this site? 🙋 I'll find out
- Would it use the mill's old water and power hookups? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026The new owner of the closed paper mill named Aligned as a data center tenant in a $1.5 billion reuse plan.
🛰️ See it from above
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Data center and more new tenants expected for shuttered Chillicothe paper mill site · WYSU · July 6, 2026
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