Being built
Microsoft data center on Thornwood Drive (Heath)
Also called: Microsoft Heath Campus
Microsoft is building a data center on Thornwood Drive in Heath. It had paused the plan in 2025, then restarted it. Residents gathered signatures for a ban on large data centers, but the city would not put it on the November ballot.
Where things stand: Under construction after Microsoft revived plans it paused in April 2025. Heath refused a citizen petition to put a data center ban on the ballot.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 2026): Heath officials rejected the petition, saying it lacked valid signatures; petitioners dispute this.
What we know
- 📍 WhereThornwood Drive at Hallie Lane, Heath, Licking County
- 🏢 CompanyMicrosoft
- 👤 Built forMicrosoft
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How many megawatts and how much water will the Heath data center use? 🙋 I'll find out
- When will it open? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will a court or special election decide the Heath ban petition? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 2024Microsoft announced data centers in New Albany, Hebron and Heath.
- April 2025Microsoft paused its Licking County plans and said the Heath land would be farmed.
- Aug 17, 2026A resident turned in petitions to put a ban on data centers over 25 megawatts on the Heath ballot.
- Sept 2026Heath officials rejected the petition, saying it lacked valid signatures; petitioners dispute this.
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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
- Microsoft Hits Pause Button on $1B in Data Centers in Ohio · Engineering News-Record · April 10, 2025
- Heath rejects petitions to put a data-center ban on the Nov. 3 ballot · The Reporting Project · Sept 1, 2026
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