Microsoft put its data center construction plans on hold in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron in April 2025. This decision came after the village of Hebron had given Microsoft the green light to develop a six-data center campus spanning 200 acres west of Ohio 79, between North High Street and Canyon Road.
Microsoft had been expected to invest $500 million in each data center building and to bring 30 jobs per data center to the area. Construction was then expected to start in 2026.
Microsoft had requested 252 gallons per minute per building, plus a reserve of 210,000 gallons per day for discharging, treating, and transporting at peak wastewater flow. This was projected to represent 30 percent of the Village's water capacity. The company was also planning to create two large retention ponds.
Microsoft first revealed plans to purchase the land in Licking County in January 2024. At the time, construction was reportedly expected to commence in late 2024 or early 2025.
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Microsoft put its data center construction plans on hold in New Albany, Heath, and Hebron in April 2025.
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Vantage plans to build another data center campus near Columbus, Ohio.
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This facility is part of Vantage's OH-E Campus in Ohio.
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This facility is part of Vantage's OH-E Campus in Ohio.
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This facility is part of Vantage's OH-E Campus in Ohio.
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Microsoft expanded its Ohio footprint in 2024, purchasing an additional 43 acres in Pataskala for $11.44 million.
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Microsoft acquired 289 acres of land in Pataskala for $30.7 million.
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Aligned Data Centers, is targeting Pataskala for its second development in the Buckeye State.
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