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5C AI data center at Prime Ohio Corporate Park (Springfield)

Also called: OH5C, Former LexisNexis data center, Vultr Springfield AI cluster, Crusoe Springfield

5C Group is turning the old LexisNexis data center in Springfield into a 75-megawatt AI data center, growing it from 67,000 to 214,000 square feet. Vultr and Crusoe will run AI computers there. It plans 19 diesel backup generators.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 2026

Where things stand: Being rebuilt and expanded. The first 25 megawatts were due to run by the end of September 2026.

🕒 Latest update (July 2026): Springfield approved a six-month pause on new very large (hyperscale) data centers. This project was already underway.

What we know

  • 📍 WhereFormer LexisNexis data center, 601 Benjamin Drive, Prime Ohio Corporate Park, Springfield, Clark County
  • 🏢 Company5C Group
  • 👤 Built forVultr (AI cloud cluster with AMD chips) and Crusoe
  • ⚡ Power it needs75 megawatts (about as much as 60,000 homes)
  • 💧 WaterCity water, plus an on-site water reservoir to cut city water demand · 300,000 gallons a day
  • 🛢️ Diesel generators19
  • 💵 Cost$1.3 billion
  • 💸 Tax breaks15-year local enterprise zone tax break worth about $95 million, plus a 10-year state tax credit worth about $32 million.
  • 👷 Jobs promised160

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What happened so far

  • Dec 9, 2025
    WYSO reported a new $1.3 billion data center in Springfield expected to open in early 2026.
  • July 2026
    Springfield approved a six-month pause on new very large (hyperscale) data centers. This project was already underway.

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

City council passed a six-month pause (moratorium) on new data centers. It is set to end in January 2027.

July 2026
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Where this comes from

  1. Springfield's $1.3B data center brings economic hope and environmental skepticism · Ideastream Public Media · Aug 14, 2026
  2. New $1.3 billion data center in Springfield expected to open in early 2026 · WYSO · Dec 9, 2025
  3. Vultr announces $1 billion data center investment in Springfield · JobsOhio · 2025
  4. OpenStreetMap: LexisNexis Springfield data center, 601 Benjamin Drive · OpenStreetMap contributors · Oct 7, 2026

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