Racksquared Data Centers
Columbus, OH
Source: Primary source
Racksquared Data Centers is a mapped data center in OH.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkRacksquared — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
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- Study: Data Center Ban Would be Good for OhioColumbus Underground· Oct 12, 2026
- Columbus County approves 120-day pause on data center approvalsNRcolumbus.com· Oct 8, 2026
- Columbus County to consider 120-day data center moratoriumWECT· Oct 2, 2026
- OpenAI's Ohio mega data center complex to start construction next yearLexington Herald Leader· Sep 29, 2026
- Ohio energy projects in line for $185M in federal funding amid data center demandThe Business Journals· Sep 24, 2026
- Columbus County Considers a Moratorium on Data CentersBorder Belt Independent· Sep 23, 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, Fort Hayes Arts And Academic Hs in Columbus, is 0.6 mi from this site (718 students). 5 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.