Microsoft Licking County (Heath/Hebron/New Albany)
New Albany, Licking County County, OH
Source: Primary source
Microsoft Licking County (Heath/Hebron/New Albany) is a proposed data center in Licking County County, OH, operated by Microsoft Data Center LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link$1B for 3 campuses (Oct 2024); PAUSED Apr 2025 but retains land.
Operator chain
- Files asMicrosoft Data Center LLC
- This facilityMicrosoft Licking County (Heath/Hebron/New Albany)
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- New Albany touts jobs, revenue as data center pushback growsThe Columbus Dispatch· Jun 8, 2026
- Microsoft rejects NDAs, tax abatements in Ohio data center expansionThe Columbus Dispatch· Jun 4, 2026
- Tech giants promise to do better as Ohio eyes data center legislationCleveland.com· Jun 4, 2026
- Ohio's data center boom really started in New Albany. We went there to see what it looks like.News 5 Cleveland WEWS· May 11, 2026
- Ohio’s data center building boom: Nearly 80 more could be on the wayWSYX· May 7, 2026
- Data centers undertake great Midwest migration in search of powerFierce Network· Apr 14, 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, Licking Heights High School in Pataskala, is 2.6 mi from this site (1,389 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.