Google Lancaster
105 WHILEY RD, LANCASTER, OH, 43130 · LANCASTER, Fairfield County, OH
Source: Primary source
Google Lancaster is a mapped data center in Fairfield County, OH, operated by Google LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 164 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Lancaster — frontier AI data center campus tracked by Epoch AI, operated by Google. Estimated capital cost ~$5.2B (2025 USD). Located from Epoch AI's Frontier Data Centers dataset (CC-BY 4.0); operational status not independently verified.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentGoogle LLC
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Lancaster
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: GDELT- Jon Husted defended Google's $43.5 million Ohio tax break. Now he's taken $69,750 from data center and utility interests. - TiffinOhio.netTiffinOhio.net· Jul 27, 2026
- Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious - Signal ClevelandSignal Cleveland· Jul 16, 2026
- Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious - Signal OhioSignal Ohio· Jul 16, 2026
- Putnam County discusses Google Data Center - WCHS NetworkWCHS Network· Jul 14, 2026
- Kasich deal gave 40-year data center tax break to Amazon, Google - The Columbus DispatchThe Columbus Dispatch· Jun 10, 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
- Reported consumption21.1K gpd2023 · consumption · reported as “Google Lancaster” · source
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Fairfield Career Center in Carroll, is 2.4 mi from this site (523 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.