Sammis Power Plant Data Center
Stratton, Jefferson County, OH
Source: Primary source
Sammis Power Plant Data Center is a proposed data center in Jefferson County, OH.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkThe current owners of the former Sammis Power Plant property are hoping to bring a data center to Jefferson County by making sure it is one of Ohio’s priority investment areas. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
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- MP has 'serious reservations' over plan to turn countryside into AI data centreCornish & Devon Post· Oct 13, 2026
- Data center open house shifts to forum as Tuolumne County residents call for banThe Union Democrat· Oct 10, 2026
- BYU’s Grow the Flow chapter empowers students to share their voicesBYU Daily Universe· Sep 30, 2026
- Kirby Center in downtown Wilkes-Barre unveils new mural to mark 40th anniversaryThe Citizens' Voice· Sep 10, 2026
- Petition demanding suspension of AI data centre approval marks 25,000 signaturesCornish & Devon Post· Sep 9, 2026
- Northampton to hold public hearing on year-long AI data center moratoriumDaily Hampshire Gazette· Sep 8, 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, John D. Rockefeller Career Center in New Cumberland, is 0.6 mi from this 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.