Being built
Cologix AI data center campus (Johnstown)
Also called: Cologix Johnstown Campus
Cologix is building a $7 billion campus of eight AI data centers on 154 acres in Johnstown, with up to 800 megawatts. The mayor says construction will finish even if voters pass a data center ban in January 2027.
Where things stand: Under construction inside Johnstown city limits, per the mayor in September 2026. Johnstown voters decide a large data center ban on Jan. 5, 2027.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 10, 2026): Johnstown City Council set a Jan. 5, 2027 special election on a charter ban of data centers over 25 megawatts.
🗓️ Public meeting: Jan 5, 2027
Johnstown special election. Anyone can come and speak.
Johnstown special election. Anyone can come and speak.
Data center ban charter amendment.
What we know
- 📍 WhereJohnstown, Licking County
- 🏢 CompanyCologix
- 🌳 Size154 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs800 megawatts (about as much as 640,000 homes)
- 💵 Cost$7 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Where will the 800 megawatts of power come from, and are new power lines or a gas plant planned? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did the city give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Nov 20, 2024Cologix announced it bought 154 acres in Johnstown for an eight-building, 800-megawatt AI data center campus.
- Sept 10, 2026Johnstown City Council set a Jan. 5, 2027 special election on a charter ban of data centers over 25 megawatts.
🛰️ 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
- Cologix Plans $7 Billion, 800-MW Data Center Complex in Ohio · POWER Magazine · Nov 20, 2024
- Data center company Cologix acquires 154 acres in Licking County · WSYX · Nov 21, 2024
- Johnstown City Council approves special election to decide data center ban · The Reporting Project · Sept 10, 2026
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