EdgeConneX Ashville Data Center
Ashville, Pickaway County, OH
Source: Primary source
EdgeConneX Ashville Data Center is a proposed data center in Pickaway County, OH, operated by EdgeConneX, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 200 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Pickaway, Ohio
EdgeConneX Ashville Data Center in Ashville, OH is contested. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/ashville-ohio-residents-push-back-against-proposed-edgeconnex-project-data-center-at-packed-council-meeting Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
200 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 160,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in OH is 18.8¢/kWh, up 16.6% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Neighbors taking a stand
Overview
source: linkLand annexation voted down, 4-2, site restricted to 200 acres. Site plan included 1.8GW substation and dedicated gas plant Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentEdgeConneX, Inc.
- Files asEdgeConneX, Inc.
- This facilityEdgeConneX Ashville Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Virginia-based developer buys Ashville site for data centers, power plantThe Business Journals· May 15, 2026
- Village opposes power plant tied to Pickaway County data centerThe Business Journals· Apr 30, 2026
- Teays Valley School Board Unanimously Backs Massive EdgeConneX Data Center DealScioto Post· Apr 28, 2026
- Ashville Council votes 5-1 to adopt the EdgeConneX term summary resolutionCircleville Herald· Apr 9, 2026
- Ashville Greenlights Data Center as Commercial Point Prepares Legal FightScioto Post· Apr 7, 2026
- Ashville approves data center deal after denying annexation for larger campusThe Business Journals· Apr 7, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Ohio reported $130.4M in Sales/use tax exemption for qualified property used in an eligible computer data center (R.C. § 122.175) for FY2024 (Ohio Department of Taxation / Office of Budget and Management). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Teays Valley High School in Ashville, is 1.7 mi from this site (1,196 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.