DB Stu: Mt. Orab Mega-Site Data Center

Site History

In September 2026, residents packed a planning commission hearing to oppose a proposed High-Tech Overlay zoning district.

In August 2026, Mt. Orab Village Council extended its data center moratorium for another 180 days.

In July 2026, the village solicitor found the December 2024 zoning rewrite void because council held no public hearing on it.

In March 2026, Mt. Orab Village Council adopted a 180-day moratorium on data center permits.

In January 2025, Duke Energy Ohio presented a plan for the 345 kV Turner substation to serve the site.

In December 2024, DB Stu LLC began buying the land from the Southwest Ohio Regional Development Authority. The village rewrote its zoning code the same month.

In June 2024, Duke Energy Ohio asked PJM for transmission service for a large new customer near Mt. Orab.

Distance	Site	About
10.12 miles	Verizon: Georgetown, OH	Verizon central office at 114 North Pleasant Street in Georgetown, Ohio, built and run by Frontier North before Verizon bought Frontier. It is the switching hub for Brown County, and other carriers interconnect inside the building.
19.92 miles	AT&T: Hillsboro, OH	AT&T Ohio central office at 134 West Beech Street in Hillsboro, Ohio. It is the local switching center for Hillsboro, and another carrier interconnects inside the building.

Distance

Site

About

10.12 miles

Verizon: Georgetown, OH

Verizon central office at 114 North Pleasant Street in Georgetown, Ohio, built and run by Frontier North before Verizon bought Frontier. It is the switching hub for Brown County, and other carriers interconnect inside the building.

19.92 miles

AT&T: Hillsboro, OH

AT&T Ohio central office at 134 West Beech Street in Hillsboro, Ohio. It is the local switching center for Hillsboro, and another carrier interconnects inside the building.