Viking Data Centers
Akron, Summit County, OH
Source: Primary source
Viking Data Centers is an operating data center in Summit County, OH. DataCentersExposed has documented 150 MW of reported power capacity and a 380,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPurpose: Crypto and AI. Substation on property 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- Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centersAkron News-Reporter· Jun 18, 2026
- In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data centerAkron News-Reporter· Jun 17, 2026
- What's that data center down the street do? Perhaps not what you thinkAkron Beacon Journal· Jun 8, 2026
- As political pressure mounts, Ohio’s data centers buy $10,000 in ads and lobby upSignal Akron· Jun 3, 2026
- Shalersville area residents attend open house for proposed data centerAkron Beacon Journal· Jun 1, 2026
- Shalersville residents speak out against opposed data centerRecord-Courier· Jun 1, 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, David Hill Community Learning Center in Akron, is 0.8 mi from this site (258 students). 2 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.