New data center construction confirmed in Adams County, Ohio, with initial 100MW capacity

The facility's load will incrementally increase each year from 2028, requesting 400MW in 2029, 700MW in 2030, and 1.1GW in 2031, reaching 1.3GW by 2032. The permit includes conditions to protect local endangered species and a buffer zone to prevent disturbance to local cemeteries. There is considerable local opposition to the proposed data center, with concerns around the lack of transparency, rising energy costs, and pollution. The data center's initial 2028 load request would reach 876,000 megawatt hours annually. The maximum annual load by 2032 is 11.4 million megawatt hours annually. Quotes: "The site would incrementally increase its load each year from 2028, requesting 400MW in 2029, 700MW in 2030, and 1.1GW in 2031.", "The permit includes conditions to protect local endangered species and a buffer zone to prevent disturbance to local cemeteries.", "There is already considerable local opposition to the proposed data center, with concerns around the lack of transparency, rising energy costs, and pollution.", "the data center would eclipse Adams County’s annual energy use with just the initial 2028 load request, reaching 876,000 megawatt hours that year.", "the requested load could reach 11.4 million megawatt hours annually by 2032"