Ohio has 10 large AI data center campuses on our map and about 113 data centers in total.
| Site | Town | Status | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTS Technology Campus New Day Data Centers | Piketon | Being built | 10 GW planned |
| PORTS-Pike Technology Campus OpenAI · SB Energy · NVIDIA | Jasper | Planned | 8 GW planned |
| AWS Project Galaxy Amazon | Sidney | Being built | 1.5 GW planned |
| Meta Prometheus Meta | New Albany | Operating | 471 MW now, 1 GW planned |
| Google New Albany | New Albany | Operating | 333 MW |
| Google Columbus | Columbus | Operating | 303 MW |
| OpenAI Stargate Lordstown SoftBank · OpenAI | Lordstown | Being built | 300 MW planned |
| AWS New Albany Amazon | New Albany | Operating | 213 MW |
| Google Lancaster | Lancaster | Operating | 137 MW |
| Meta Bowling Green Meta | Bowling Green | Being built | Not disclosed |
Ohio regulators approved an AEP Ohio tariff requiring new data centers to pay for at least 85% of the power they reserve, even if they use less, for up to 12 years. The goal is to keep other customers from paying for grid upgrades built for them.
July 2025 · Source ↗
In PJM, the grid serving 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, a record capacity auction pushed power costs up, with data centers named the main driver. Monthly bills were expected to rise more than 5%; in Columbus, Ohio, about $27 a month.
July 2025 · Source ↗
The US Energy Information Administration expects average home electricity prices to reach 18.2 cents per kWh in 2026, almost 5% higher than 2025, with demand from businesses including data centers a key reason. Some East Coast areas may see up to 7% a year.
May 2026 · Source ↗