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- In Ohio, anger over energy-hungry AI data centers has become a problem for Trump: 'It's our land' - Business InsiderBusiness Insider· Oct 12, 2026
- Tech company to expand Central Ohio operations for AI, data centers - The Business JournalsThe Business Journals· Sep 25, 2026
- Ohio energy projects in line for $185M in federal funding amid data center demand - The Business JournalsThe Business Journals· Sep 24, 2026
- Ohio-based data center firm Accelevation, backer seek $720M in IPO - Crain's Cleveland BusinessCrain's Cleveland Business· Sep 22, 2026
- North Canton AI company merges in $500M deal to power massive Ohio data center - The Business JournalsThe Business Journals· Sep 22, 2026
- Democrats try to ride data centre backlash to election victory in rural US Midwest - The Business StandardThe Business Standard· Sep 20, 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.