Being built
Amazon Hilliard data center campus (Scioto Darby Road)
Amazon has a 142-acre data center campus on Scioto Darby Road in Hilliard. AEP Ohio wants to power it with 228 gas fuel cells, the biggest such array in North America. The city says it got no say and is appealing the state air permit.
Where things stand: Amazon campus is in place. A big gas fuel-cell power plant for it was approved by the state; the city of Hilliard is appealing the air permit.
🕒 Latest update (Nov 7, 2025): Hilliard filed its appeal with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission.
What we know
- 📍 WhereScioto Darby Road, Hilliard, Hilliard, Franklin County
- 🏢 CompanyAmazon Data Services
- 👤 Built forAmazon (AWS)
- 🌳 Size142 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs73 megawatts (about as much as 58,400 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromAEP Ohio plans 228 gas fuel cells from Bloom Energy on about 6 acres of the site, making about 73 megawatts. They would make up to 1.45 million pounds of carbon dioxide a day.
- 🛢️ Diesel generators158
- 💸 Tax breaksHilliard gave Amazon a 15-year, 100% property tax break in 2019.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much water does the Hilliard campus use each day? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- 2019Hilliard gave Amazon a 15-year, 100% property tax break for the campus.
- Sept 22, 2025The Ohio Power Siting Board approved AEP's plan for 228 fuel cells at the Amazon site.
- Oct 20, 2025AEP withdrew its local planning application, saying state law exempts it.
- Oct 27, 2025Hilliard City Council voted to appeal the Ohio EPA air permit for the fuel cells.
- Nov 7, 2025Hilliard filed its appeal with the Environmental Review Appeals Commission.
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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
- Hilliard to appeal EPA fuel cell permit for Amazon site · City of Hilliard · Nov 2025
- Columbus suburb sues to block Amazon data center's six-acre array of 228 fuel cells · Signal Cleveland · Feb 10, 2026
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