Who owns Google Lancaster?

Google Lancaster is owned and operated by Google LLC.

How much power does Google Lancaster use?

Google Lancaster has a reported power capacity of 164 MW.

What tax breaks has Google Lancaster received?

Google LLC has received $31.7M in tracked tax abatements across its sites. No state discloses the recipient at the individual-facility level.

Has Google Lancaster had environmental violations?

As of the latest EPA ECHO sync, no enforcement actions are on record for Google Lancaster.

Where is Google Lancaster located?

Google Lancaster is in LANCASTER, Fairfield County, OH.

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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 13, 2026

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Power

164 MW

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Overview

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Google 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 parent
Google LLC
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Google Lancaster

In the news

source: GDELT

Kasich deal gave 40-year data center tax break to Amazon, Google - The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch· Jun 10, 2026

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

These tax breaks are recorded to Google LLC (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

Total to this operator: $31.7M

Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286
Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346
Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source

Statewide cost of this incentive

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.

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Water use

Reported consumption21.1K gpd
2023 · consumption · reported as “Google Lancaster” · source

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The 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

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