{
  "schema_version": "0.1",
  "target_standard": "/data/state-data-standard.json",
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-11",
  "coverage": {
    "status": "major-project-first-pass",
    "record_count": 17,
    "unit": "named project or campus record",
    "complete_statewide_census": false,
    "selection_rule": "Seed set of projects whose current official sources expose an Ohio location plus at least one reviewable field such as stage, investment, jobs or capacity. This is not an exhaustive set of every project meeting a size threshold.",
    "known_backlog": ["CyrusOne COL1 central Ohio", "New Albany municipal-lead lifecycle and operator crosswalk", "smaller colocation, edge and telecom facilities", "renamed, withdrawn and retired projects"],
    "note": "This is a reviewed first pass across major publicly documented Ohio projects. It is not a count of every physical data-center building, colocation suite, edge site, telecom room or proposed parcel in Ohio. Records may contain multiple buildings and must not be summed with commercial-directory totals."
  },
  "field_rules": {
    "power": "Critical IT capacity, utility service request and measured electric load are different fields.",
    "jobs": "Construction roles, supported jobs and permanent operating employees are not interchangeable.",
    "investment": "Statewide or campus announcements are not allocated to individual buildings unless a source does so.",
    "status": "Construction completion does not establish that a facility is energized or operational."
  },
  "projects": [
    {
      "id": "google-new-albany-oh",
      "operator": "Google",
      "project": "New Albany campus",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Unknown pending parcel resolution",
      "stage": "Operating evidence",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Part of Google's $20B+ Ohio investment-to-date claim; site allocation not disclosed",
      "jobs": "Not site-quantified in reviewed sources",
      "basis": "Google lists the campus and publishes a trailing-12-month campus PUE, which it says it reports only after at least 12 months of data.",
      "source": {"title": "Google Ohio data-center location", "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/ohio/", "type": "company disclosure"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Google campus PUE table", "url": "https://datacenters.google/efficiency/", "type": "company operational metric"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "google-lancaster-oh",
      "operator": "Google",
      "project": "Lancaster campus",
      "place": "Lancaster",
      "county": "Fairfield",
      "stage": "Operating evidence",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Part of Google's $20B+ Ohio investment-to-date claim; site allocation not disclosed",
      "jobs": "Not site-quantified in reviewed sources",
      "basis": "Google lists the campus and publishes a trailing-12-month campus PUE; no comparable project demand was found.",
      "source": {"title": "Google Ohio data-center location", "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/ohio/", "type": "company disclosure"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Google campus PUE table", "url": "https://datacenters.google/efficiency/", "type": "company operational metric"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "google-columbus-oh",
      "operator": "Google",
      "project": "Columbus campus",
      "place": "Columbus",
      "county": "Franklin",
      "stage": "Operating evidence",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Part of Google's $20B+ Ohio investment-to-date claim; site allocation not disclosed",
      "jobs": "Not site-quantified in reviewed sources",
      "basis": "Google lists the campus and publishes a trailing-12-month campus PUE; cloud-region operation is not used as a building count.",
      "source": {"title": "Google Ohio data-center location", "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/ohio/", "type": "company disclosure"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Google campus PUE table", "url": "https://datacenters.google/efficiency/", "type": "company operational metric"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "aws-new-albany-oh",
      "operator": "Amazon Web Services",
      "project": "New Albany expansion",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "Operating campus; construction continuing",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "AWS says $6.2B invested in Licking County during 2015–2024; not a single-building amount",
      "jobs": "AWS model says 1,550 FTE jobs supported annually in Licking County; not observed permanent campus headcount",
      "basis": "New Albany lists multiple AWS buildings in construction updates. AWS's economic figures are regional and model-based.",
      "source": {"title": "New Albany construction project updates", "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/community-development/project-updates/", "type": "municipal construction record"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "City account of AWS investment", "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/news/2025/08/amazon-investment-in-new-albany/", "type": "municipal account citing company study"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "aws-fayette-county-oh",
      "operator": "Amazon Web Services",
      "project": "Fayette County site",
      "place": "Fayette County",
      "county": "Fayette",
      "stage": "Announced / planned",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "$5B estimated investment",
      "jobs": "Not site-quantified in reviewed source",
      "basis": "AWS calls Fayette County the first of up to eight new Ohio sites contemplated by 2030. The announcement is not proof of completed investment or operation.",
      "source": {"title": "AWS plans Ohio infrastructure expansion", "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-continues-to-invest-in-ohio", "type": "company announcement"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "meta-new-albany-oh",
      "operator": "Meta",
      "project": "New Albany campus / Prometheus expansion",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Unknown pending parcel resolution",
      "stage": "Operating campus; major expansion",
      "size": {"value": 1000, "unit": "MW", "qualifier": "at least", "kind": "company design claim", "aggregation_allowed": false},
      "investment": "$1.5B+ campus investment listed by Meta; Prometheus scope not separately reconciled",
      "jobs": "300+ operational jobs supported once completed; company claim",
      "basis": "Meta lists the New Albany campus and says the expanded facility will have at least 1 GW of capacity once construction is complete.",
      "source": {"title": "Meta U.S. data-center locations", "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/us-locations/", "type": "company project page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Meta infrastructure explainer", "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/04/infrastructure-explained-meta-data-centers/amp/", "type": "company design disclosure"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "meta-bowling-green-oh",
      "operator": "Meta",
      "project": "Bowling Green campus",
      "place": "Bowling Green",
      "county": "Wood",
      "stage": "Under construction",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "$800M+ company commitment",
      "jobs": "1,000+ skilled trade workers at peak; approximately 100 operating jobs once completed",
      "basis": "Meta lists a 2025 groundbreaking and prospective job figures. None are treated as observed permanent employment.",
      "source": {"title": "Meta U.S. data-center locations", "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/us-locations/", "type": "company project page"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-new-albany-oh",
      "operator": "Microsoft",
      "project": "New Albany campus",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "Construction / site work",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Not site-quantified in reviewed source",
      "jobs": "Approximately 50 employees per building once operational; company projection",
      "basis": "Microsoft says contractor work was nearing completion in July 2026, but its county impact brief says three data centers are to be operational by the end of 2029.",
      "source": {"title": "Microsoft New Albany construction update", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/blog/newalbany-datacenter-construction-update/", "type": "company construction update"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Microsoft Licking County impact brief", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Economic-Impact_LickingCountyOH_FY26Q4.pdf", "type": "company projection"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-heath-oh",
      "operator": "Microsoft",
      "project": "Heath campus",
      "place": "Heath",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "Site preparation",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Not site-quantified in reviewed source",
      "jobs": "Approximately 50 employees per building once operational; company projection",
      "basis": "Microsoft reported site preparation and said vertical-construction timing had not yet been determined in July 2026.",
      "source": {"title": "Microsoft Heath construction updates", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/blog/heath-datacenter-construction-updates/", "type": "company construction update"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Microsoft Licking County impact brief", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Economic-Impact_LickingCountyOH_FY26Q4.pdf", "type": "company projection"},
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft-hebron-oh",
      "operator": "Microsoft",
      "project": "Hebron campus",
      "place": "Hebron",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "Site preparation",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Not site-quantified in reviewed source",
      "jobs": "Approximately 50 employees per building once operational; company projection",
      "basis": "Microsoft reported grading and substation work in July 2026 and explicitly warns that construction completion does not mean operation.",
      "source": {"title": "Microsoft Hebron construction update", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/blog/hebron-datacenter-construction-update/", "type": "company construction update"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "Microsoft Licking County impact brief", "url": "https://local.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Economic-Impact_LickingCountyOH_FY26Q4.pdf", "type": "company projection"},
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "id": "vantage-oh1-new-albany",
      "operator": "Vantage Data Centers",
      "project": "OH1 campus",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Unknown pending parcel resolution",
      "stage": "Construction; operating milestone not independently verified",
      "size": {"value": 192, "unit": "MW", "kind": "planned critical IT load"},
      "investment": "$2B+ company commitment",
      "jobs": "1,500 across construction and long-term operations; categories not separately quantified in launch release",
      "basis": "Vantage plans three buildings totaling 192 MW of critical IT load. Its page projected a December 2025 first-building opening; the reviewed evidence does not independently confirm that milestone.",
      "source": {"title": "Vantage OH1 campus overview", "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/data-center-locations/north-america/new-albany-ohio", "type": "company project page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "New Albany construction projects", "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/community-development/project-updates/", "type": "municipal construction record"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "vantage-oh2-millersport",
      "operator": "Vantage Data Centers",
      "project": "OH2 Millersport campus",
      "place": "Millersport",
      "county": "Fairfield",
      "stage": "Development",
      "size": {"value": 696, "unit": "MW", "kind": "planned critical IT capacity"},
      "investment": "$2.1B+ company commitment",
      "jobs": "2,500+ construction jobs and 50+ permanent Vantage positions; company projection",
      "basis": "Vantage describes up to four data centers among seven buildings and adjacent natural-gas generation. The claim of no local rate impact is not treated as an observed outcome.",
      "source": {"title": "Vantage Millersport campus", "url": "https://vantagemillersportcampus.com/", "type": "company project page"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "qts-new-albany-1-oh",
      "operator": "QTS Data Centers",
      "project": "New Albany 1 campus",
      "place": "New Albany / Etna",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "In development; operator-classified",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "QTS announced roughly $1.5B for a New Albany campus in 2023; relationship to today's New Albany 1 and New Albany 2 labels is not fully reconciled",
      "jobs": "High-tech full-time jobs and hundreds of construction/trade jobs anticipated; quantities not disclosed on campus page",
      "cooling_water": "QTS says the campus uses closed-loop cooling; design claim, not measured water use",
      "basis": "QTS classifies New Albany 1 as in development, identifies two buildings and publishes both addresses. The page does not establish a building-level energization or opening date.",
      "source": {"title": "QTS New Albany 1 campus", "url": "https://q.com/data-centers/new-albany-1/", "type": "company campus page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "QTS Ohio expansion announcement", "url": "https://qtsdatacenters.com/resources/qts-expands-development-into-ohio/", "type": "company announcement"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "qts-new-albany-2-oh",
      "operator": "QTS Data Centers",
      "project": "New Albany 2 campus",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "In development; operator-classified",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "QTS announced roughly $1.5B for a New Albany campus in 2023; relationship to today's New Albany 1 and New Albany 2 labels is not fully reconciled",
      "jobs": "High-tech full-time jobs and hundreds of construction/trade jobs anticipated; quantities not disclosed on campus page",
      "cooling_water": "QTS says the campus uses closed-loop cooling; design claim, not measured water use",
      "basis": "QTS classifies New Albany 2 as in development, identifies two buildings and publishes both addresses. The page does not establish a building-level energization or opening date.",
      "source": {"title": "QTS New Albany 2 campus", "url": "https://q.com/data-centers/new-albany-2/", "type": "company campus page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "QTS Ohio expansion announcement", "url": "https://qtsdatacenters.com/resources/qts-expands-development-into-ohio/", "type": "company announcement"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "qts-van-wert-oh",
      "operator": "QTS Data Centers",
      "project": "Van Wert campus",
      "place": "Van Wert",
      "county": "Van Wert",
      "stage": "Announced / early planning",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Up to $10B; company projection",
      "jobs": "Thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of full-time positions; company projection",
      "cooling_water": "QTS says planned facilities use closed-loop cooling with no ongoing cooling-water consumption; design claim, not an operating result",
      "basis": "QTS says it expects seven buildings across approximately 902 acres and labels designs conceptual and still in planning. Its page also makes future energy-cost, water, jobs and tax claims that require later verification.",
      "source": {"title": "QTS Van Wert campus", "url": "https://q.com/data-centers/van-wert/", "type": "company project page"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "stack-nal01-oh",
      "operator": "STACK Infrastructure",
      "project": "NAL01 campus",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Unknown pending parcel resolution",
      "stage": "Operator-marketed campus; building availability not independently audited",
      "size": {"value": 60, "unit": "MW", "kind": "company-described critical campus capacity", "aggregation_allowed": false},
      "investment": "Not quantified in reviewed source",
      "jobs": "Not quantified in reviewed source",
      "basis": "STACK currently describes a two-building, 40-acre campus with 60 MW of critical capacity, including 48 MW of new capacity with secured utility power. Its building cards list 11 MW and 51 MW, which do not reconcile arithmetically to the 60 MW campus headline; all figures remain source-specific.",
      "source": {"title": "STACK NAL01 campus", "url": "https://www.stackinfra.com/locations/americas/new-albany/nal01/", "type": "company campus page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "STACK 2019 New Albany acquisition", "url": "https://www.stackinfra.com/about/news-press/press-releases/stack-infrastructure-continues-growth-establishing-a-presence-in-new-albany-ohio/", "type": "company acquisition announcement"},
      "confidence": "medium"
    },
    {
      "id": "edgeconnex-new-albany-oh",
      "operator": "EdgeConneX",
      "project": "New Albany location",
      "place": "New Albany",
      "county": "Licking",
      "stage": "Operator-listed location + municipal building project; operating state not established",
      "size": {"value": null, "unit": "MW", "kind": "unknown"},
      "investment": "Not quantified in reviewed source",
      "jobs": "Not quantified in reviewed source",
      "basis": "EdgeConneX lists a New Albany data-center location. New Albany separately lists one 700,000-square-foot EdgeConneX data-building project at 2465 Clover Valley Road. Neither source establishes an operating milestone, so the municipal row remains a building lead rather than a promoted physical-facility record.",
      "source": {"title": "EdgeConneX New Albany location", "url": "https://www.edgeconnex.com/locations/americas/new-albany-ohio/", "type": "company location page"},
      "corroborating_source": {"title": "City of New Albany construction project updates", "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/community-development/project-updates/", "type": "municipal current-project list"},
      "confidence": "low"
    }
  ]
}