WOW! Business (Columbus Datacenter)
Columbus, OH
Source: Primary source
WOW! Business (Columbus Datacenter) is a mapped data center in OH.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkWideOpenWest Finance — colocation facility (10 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: GDELT- State treasurer candidate says Ohio can be pro-business without data center sellouts - The Newark AdvocateThe Newark Advocate· Aug 29, 2026
- X reveals foreign adversary behind fake accounts disseminating anti-data center messaging - Fox BusinessFox Business· Aug 28, 2026
- Data center developers increasingly shift to secondary Ohio markets, report says - The Business JournalsThe Business Journals· Aug 20, 2026
- The GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test. - International Business TimesInternational Business Times· Aug 19, 2026
- Backdoor deal or business as usual? An Ohio data center raises transparency concerns - The Statehouse News BureauThe Statehouse News Bureau· Aug 19, 2026
- OpenAI Signs 20-Year Lease at Nvidia-Backed Data Center Development in Pike County, Ohio - REBusinessOnlineREBusinessOnline· Aug 18, 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.