Wilmington Data Center
Wilmington, Clinton County, OH
Source: Primary source
Wilmington Data Center is a blocked data center in Clinton County, OH, operated by Amazon.com, Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 400 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Clinton, Ohio
Wilmington Data Center in Wilmington, OH is contested. Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wilmingtondatacenter | Group: https://wilmingtondatacenter.org/ | Project tabled pending more information before planning commission. Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Sourced arguments and ready-to-send letters — every figure links to a primary record. Edit to add your own story.
400 MW of new demand — roughly a city of 320,000 homes.
Large new loads can raise transmission and capacity costs that land on every ratepayer. Residential power in OH is 19.5¢/kWh, up 19.4% year-over-year. (MW→homes is a rough ~800/MW planning figure.)
SourceDemand a full, public review — not a rubber stamp.
Ask for an independent noise study, a water-and-power impact assessment, enforceable conditions (setbacks, hours, cooling type), and that the record stays open for written comment. Procedural shortcuts have voided approvals elsewhere.
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Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI / hyperscale data center. Announced investment: $4.0B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAmazon.com, Inc.
- Files asAmazon.com, Inc.
- This facilityWilmington Data Center
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: GDELT- Federal judge orders Wilmington to redo key ordinances tied to Amazon's $4 billion data center project - WCPO 9 CincinnatiWCPO 9 Cincinnati· Jul 11, 2026
- Grassroots effort pushes for data center regulations in Wilmington - WLWTWLWT· Jul 7, 2026
- Wilmington groups launch petition to put data center regulations on November ballot - Wilmington News JournalWilmington News Journal· Jun 29, 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, Roy E Holmes Elementary School in Wilmington, is 0.6 mi from this site (508 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.