Data center profile · 9850 Innovation Campus Way, New Albany, Licking County, Ohio

EdgeConneX New Albany (PCX I and II)

EdgeConneX's 80 MW first-phase data center in New Albany, Ohio, powered off-grid by two on-site gas plants (120 MW and 216 MW) that are still under construction

Under construction, behind schedule. Both gas plants have state certificates and construction started in Sept. and Nov. 2025, but the company's first-engine target of Sept. 2026 passed with no confirmation of operation. Full operation of the first plant (PCX I) is guided to Feb. 2027.
336 MW
on-site gas generation certified (120 MW plant plus 216 MW plant)
behind the meter; not connected to the grid
80 MW
first-phase data center load (press)
IT capacity; two later phases of 72 MW each were described
217.6 MW
battery storage approved with the two plants
83.6 MW and 134 MW; storage, not generation
$137.2M
reported price for the warehouse and 270 acres (press)
bought from VanTrust Real Estate in 2024
OperatorEdgeConneX (data center); PowerConneX affiliates (power plants)
CustomerOwner-operated; no outside tenant identified
Planned IT capacity72 MW at full build-out (company IT figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2027 to 2028); company says 2026.
Next deadlineDec. 2026: Earliest commercial operation of the first engine set at the second plant (company guidance)
Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet · 120 MW permitted

PCX I gas plant (on site)Certified, under construction
120 MW
natural gas engines; fuel from National Gas and Oil Cooperative; not grid-connected Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
PCX II gas plant (on site)Certified, under construction
216 MW
approved on an agreement with the state board; behind the meter Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
PermittedApproved

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. April 17, 2025
    Fast-track review granted
    The state siting board lets the first plant file on a 90-day accelerated track. Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  2. July 22, 2025
    First plant certified
    The board authorizes the 120 MW plant, with 83.6 MW of batteries. see Permits
  3. Nov. 20, 2025
    Second plant certified
    The board approves the 216 MW plant, with 134 MW of batteries, on an agreement with parties. see Permits
  4. Feb. 2027
    Full operation guided
    The company says all engines should reach commercial operation by Feb. 2027. Company · Oct. 2026
Is it running?

Evidence from space

NO2 over the site, net of the rural background, was about the same in July–September 2026 (5 µmol/m²) as a year earlier (5), and the rural background stayed flat (26 and 24). The satellite sees no new combustion large enough to stand out here. On record here: PCX I gas plant (on site), 120 MW, permitted; PCX II gas plant (on site), 216 MW, approved. No rise fits a plant that is not running yet, or runs little; it does not prove either. This campus shares its satellite box with a neighboring campus at the same site.

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NO2 over the campus and over open country (µmol/m²)
020406080Jan 2025AprJulOctJan 2026AprJulOctOver the campusOpen country
020406080Jan 2025JulJan 2026JulOver the campusOpen country
Lines: 7-day (daily) / 3-week (weekly) averages; gaps from cloud filled by straight-line interpolation; dots are raw readings. Shaded: July–September 2025 and 2026, averaging 5 and 5 µmol/m² above open country (1.0×).

What else could explain it

How this works: the Sentinel-5P satellite measures NO2 in the air over every point on Earth once a day, around 1:30 p.m. local time, in pixels about 5.5 by 3.5 km. NO2 comes from burning fuel (turbines, engines, traffic, power plants), so a rise over a site that open country does not share points to new combustion there. It shows combustion activity, not megawatts. The site box is about 15 km across; the background box is open country about 57 km away. We use only high-quality readings and drop days or weeks when cloud hides more than half of either box. Data: Copernicus Sentinel-5P (ESA), processed with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem Sentinel Hub statistics service.

Permits

Permits checklist

4 granted

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$137.2M
warehouse and 270 acres from VanTrust (press)
2024 News report · Oct. 2026
50%, 10 years
state data-center tax exemption (press)
32 jobs and $4M annual payroll expected News report · Oct. 2026

Not on record: gas supply contract terms: not public, supplier is National Gas and Oil Cooperative Utility regulator · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. 2024
    Money EdgeConneX buys the warehouse and 270 acres from VanTrust for $137.2 million (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  2. Feb. 4, 2025
    Paper trail Powerconnex, Inc. registered in Ohio
  3. Feb. 19, 2025
    Site First public meeting on the PCX I gas plant Company · Oct. 2026
  4. April 17, 2025
    Permits State siting board lets PCX I use the 90-day accelerated review Utility regulator · Oct. 2026
  5. July 22, 2025
    Permits State siting board certifies the 120 MW PCX I plant State agency · Oct. 2026
  6. Sept. 2025
    Construction PCX I plant construction begins Company · Oct. 2026
  7. Nov. 20, 2025
    Permits State siting board approves the 216 MW PCX II plant on an agreement State agency · Oct. 2026
  8. Dec. 2025
    Money State awards a 50% data-center tax exemption for 10 years (press) News report · Oct. 2026
  9. Sept. 2026
    Construction Company target for first PCX I engines passes with no confirmation of operation Company · Oct. 2026
  10. Dec. 2026
    Power Earliest operation of first PCX II engine set (company guidance) Company · Oct. 2026
  11. Feb. 2027
    Power All PCX I engines guided to full commercial operation Company · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Since July 2025: 1 FAA filing (July 2025): a 219 ft crane. FAA · July 2025

The buildings

Specs

524,525 sq ft
existing warehouse being converted for phase one (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
1.225M sq ft
planned across several buildings (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
48.9 acres
PCX II plant parcel; the PCX I plant sits on about 8 acres inside a 49-acre campus
Company · Oct. 2026
50% for 10 years
Ohio data-center sales tax exemption awarded Dec. 2025 (press)
News report · Oct. 2026
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This campus (footprint)
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Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • EdgeConneX, Inc.: data center developer and operator
  • PowerConneX affiliates: own the two gas plants
  • EQT: reported parent owner of EdgeConneX (press)
Decision-makers
  • Ohio Power Siting Board: plant certificates
  • Ohio EPA: air permit
  • Ohio Tax Credit Authority: tax exemption
Counterparties
  • National Gas and Oil Cooperative: gas supplier
  • VanTrust Real Estate: land seller
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

140 records from 23 documents

Drawn from news reports, company statements, state agency records, business registries, utility regulator dockets, public and commercial datasets and securities filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 9Company 5State agency 5Utility regulator 4Dataset 1SEC filing 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (37)
  • On-site generation: 83.6 MW
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0090-EL-BLN PCX I, approval 7/22/25, Licking, BTM, 83.6 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • On-site generation: 134 MW
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0302-EL-BGN PCX II, approval 11/20/25, Licking, BTM, 134 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Ohio EPA issued draft PTI P0140005 for EdgeConneX New Albany North (facility 0145000626, 3356 Clover Valley Road NW): 30 natural gas engines, 12 diesel emergency engines, 4 diesel black-start engines. A distinct facility
    “EdgeConneX New Albany North is proposing a new data center and power generation facility. The facility has applied for an initial PTI for 30 natural gas (NG) engines (P001 - P030)”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: 39089
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Site location: New Albany Business Park, New Albany, Licking County, OH
    “Within the New Albany Business Park, EdgeConneX owns a 49-acre industrial property campus where it is constructing a data center on which the 8-acre generation facility will be co-located.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Site acres: 49 acres
    “Within the New Albany Business Park, EdgeConneX owns a 49-acre industrial property campus where it is constructing a data center on which the 8-acre generation facility will be co-located.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • On-site generation: 120 MW
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Developer: PowerConneX New Albany, LLC / EdgeConneX, Inc.
    “PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Gas supplier: National Gas and Oil Cooperative
    “Natural gas for the generation facility will be supplied by a local gas distribution company, National Gas and Oil Cooperative.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • Parcel-level evidence places the whole 49-acre co-located campus in Licking County: the OPSB bulletin places the 120 MW generation facility and the EdgeConneX campus it serves in Licking County, and press reporting sites
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • AUP data file of 1,619 service order agreements as of Nov 1, 2021), issued by EdgeConneX Data Centers Issuer, LLC as part of a $1.7B sustainability-linked financing; Collateral is the sponsor's stabilized operating portf
    “Re: EdgeConneX Data Centers Issuer, LLC, Secured Data Center Revenue Notes, Series 2022-1 – Data File Procedures”
    SEC filing · March 2022 · grade A
  • Developer: EdgeConneX, Inc.
    “PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Operator: EdgeConneX, Inc. (data center); PowerConneX New Albany, LLC (PCX I plant); PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC (PCX II plant)
    “PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site area pcx1 campus: 49 acres
    “Within the New Albany Business Park, EdgeConneX owns a 49-acre industrial property campus where it is constructing a data center on which the 8-acre generation facility will be co-located.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • First announced: 2025
    “We are contacting you to invite you and your family to the upcoming public information meeting for the PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center project.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Fuel supplier: National Gas and Oil Cooperative
    “Natural gas for the generation facility will be supplied by a local gas distribution company, National Gas and Oil Cooperative.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Grid region: PJM (region); campus not interconnected
    “The PowerConneX 1 Generation Project will operate behind-the-meter to serve the electric load of an adjacent data center and will not be physically connected to the electric power grid.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Power plan: behind-the-meter on-site generation; islanded (no grid connection)
    “The PowerConneX 1 Generation Project will operate behind-the-meter to serve the electric load of an adjacent data center and will not be physically connected to the electric power grid.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: 120 MW
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: 140 MW
    “The facility will be sited on approximately 48.6 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 140 megawatts.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • On-site generation: 216 MW
    “PowerConneX received its certificate authorizing construction of the project from the Ohio Power Sitting Board on November 20, 2025 (Case No. 25-302-EL-BGN).”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: not stated
    “The PowerConneX 1 Generation Project will operate behind-the-meter to serve the electric load of an adjacent data center and will not be physically connected to the electric power grid.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “The facility will be sited on approximately 48.9 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 216 megawatts.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Stage: building, data-center conversion and both power plants under construction; no commercial operation confirmed
    “Construction started in November 2025 and is ongoing. Anticipate reaching commercial operations for first engine set as early as December 2026.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PowerConneX III / New Albany North (EdgeConneX's separate north campus, 3356 Clover Valley Rd NW; OPSB Case 26-361-EL-BGN) has its OPSB local public hearing Oct 22, 2026 and evidentiary hearing Nov 4, 2026. Nothing from
    “The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Organized opposition (Save Ohio Parks and allied groups) is campaigning against the New Albany BTM gas plants, focused on the pending PCX III and Neo hearings; PCX I was criticized for clearing the accelerated track with
    “The purpose of the local public hearing is to allow individuals to provide sworn testimony regarding the proposed project. The hearing transcript will become part of the case record considered by the OPSB.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PCX II is a SEPARATE adjacent facility (216 MW, OPSB Case 25-302-EL-BGN, certificate November 20 2025) serving a new data center building
    “The facility will be sited on approximately 48.9 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 216 megawatts.”
    Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
  • Press-reported JobsOhio summary denominates Phase I as an 80-megawatt data center with future 72 MW phases
    “Phase I converting 525,000 square feet into an 80-megawatt data center.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Name: EdgeConneX PCX I (New Albany)
    “name: EdgeConneX PCX I (New Albany); aliases include PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center I and PowerConneX 1 Generation Project”
    grade C
  • IT capacity: 80 MW
    “Phase I converting 525,000 square feet into an 80-megawatt data center. Future phases will add two 72-megawatt facilities”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • IT capacity: 72 MW
    “Phase I converting 525,000 square feet into an 80-megawatt data center. Future phases will add two 72-megawatt facilities”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • IT capacity: 72 MW
    “Phase I converting 525,000 square feet into an 80-megawatt data center. Future phases will add two 72-megawatt facilities”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Third-party tracker reporting (not opened as a source; search-result record only) describes a 138 kV substation named Innovation adjacent to the PCX I site receiving a 345 kV transformer upgrade, and questions the island
    “EdgeConneX/PowerConneX — New Albany Energy Center I. 120 MW confirmed — the state's own August 21, 2026 gas generation tracker lists it at exactly 120 MW against Case No. 25-0090-EL-BLN”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • New Albany BTM cluster context: OPSB had approved five behind-the-meter gas plants in New Albany by mid-2026 (Socrates South, Socrates North, PCX I, PCX II, STY); the two EdgeConneX plants are the only ones booked in thi
    “EdgeConneX has two power plants with battery storage under construction in New Albany — PowerConneX I, a 120 MW plant and PowerConneX II, a 216 MW plant”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Sixth Street Partners acquired a minority stake in EdgeConneX (reported at the time of the PCX I announcement); EdgeConneX remains EQT-owned. Corporate context only.
    “Meanwhile, EdgeConnex, which shares ties with Powerconnex, is also developing a data center in New Albany, and Sixth Street Partners recently acquired a minority stake in EdgeConneX.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • A third PowerConneX plant (PCX III, reported 430-450 MW) has been proposed for the wider New Albany campus
    “EdgeConneX's power solutions affiliate, PowerConneX, has proposed a third on-site natural gas plant to power a planned data center in New Albany, Ohio.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: Feb. 11, 2025
    “EdgeConneX has proposed a new gas-fired power plant in Licking County, Ohio, to serve a planned data center at the state's New Albany International Business Park.”
    News report · Feb. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (25)
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): scope (battery storage component) 83.6 MW
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0090-EL-BLN PCX I, approval 7/22/25, Licking, BTM, 83.6 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): scope (battery storage component) 134 MW
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0302-EL-BGN PCX II, approval 11/20/25, Licking, BTM, 134 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Tenants: not stated
    “PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tenant status: owner-operated; no third-party tenant identified
    “PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): scope 120 MW
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): condition (accelerated review eligibility)
    “The proposed project would be located within the current boundary of an industrial facility and would generate more than 50 MW of electricity using natural gas, meeting the capacity and locational requirements to qualify for a 90-day OPSB review.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): condition (no grid connection)
    “The PowerConneX 1 Generation Project will operate behind-the-meter to serve the electric load of an adjacent data center and will not be physically connected to the electric power grid.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): termination, FINDING: not stated in any opened source
    “More information regarding the PowerConneX 1 Generation Project, including maps of the project area, is available in the record for case number 25-0090-EL-BLN.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): conditions, FINDING: certificate conditions not enumerated in any opened source
    “More information regarding the PowerConneX 1 Generation Project, including maps of the project area, is available in the record for case number 25-0090-EL-BLN.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): scope 216 MW
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved an agreement allowing PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC to construct a 216-megawatt (MW) behind-the-meter power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): condition (approval on stipulation)
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved an agreement allowing PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC to construct a 216-megawatt (MW) behind-the-meter power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory certificate (OPSB): termination, FINDING: stipulation terms not public in any opened source
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved an agreement allowing PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC to construct a 216-megawatt (MW) behind-the-meter power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory authorization (OPSB): scope (accelerated application authorized)
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) today authorized PowerConneX, Inc. to seek an accelerated review of its plans for a natural gas-fired power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • regulatory authorization (OPSB): condition (public informational meetings held)
    “PowerConneX held public informational meetings for the project on February 19 and March 26, 2025.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • fuel supply: scope
    “Natural gas for the generation facility will be supplied by a local gas distribution company, National Gas and Oil Cooperative.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • fuel supply: termination, FINDING: no contract terms public in any opened source
    “Natural gas for the generation facility will be supplied by a local gas distribution company, National Gas and Oil Cooperative.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Data Center Tax Exemption: tax exemption 50 %
    “The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years and is expected to create 32 jobs and $4 million in new annual payroll.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Land acquired total: 270 acres
    “EdgeConneX acquired the warehouse and property totaling 270 acres from VanTrust Real Estate last year for a total of $137.2 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Investment land: 137200000 USD
    “EdgeConneX acquired the warehouse and property totaling 270 acres from VanTrust Real Estate last year for a total of $137.2 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tax exemption (state): scope (sales and use tax exemption) 50 %
    “The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years and is expected to create 32 jobs and $4 million in new annual payroll.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tax exemption (state): term 10 years
    “The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years and is expected to create 32 jobs and $4 million in new annual payroll.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tax exemption (state): condition (jobs and payroll commitments) 32 jobs; $4 million annual payroll
    “The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years and is expected to create 32 jobs and $4 million in new annual payroll.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • tax exemption (state): termination/clawback, FINDING: not stated in any opened source
    “Quality Technology Services, CyrusOne Management Services, EdgeConneX, and Vantage Data Centers also moved in with full or partial exemptions.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • land purchase: scope 137200000 USD
    “EdgeConneX acquired the warehouse and property totaling 270 acres from VanTrust Real Estate last year for a total of $137.2 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • land purchase: termination, FINDING: transaction terms not public in any opened source
    “EdgeConneX acquired the warehouse and property totaling 270 acres from VanTrust Real Estate last year for a total of $137.2 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (23)
  • OPSB certificate (CECPN): certificate issued
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0090-EL-BLN PCX I, approval 7/22/25, Licking, BTM, 83.6 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Ohio EPA air Permit-to-Install (draft): draft PTI public noticed
    “Permit: P0137967, Permit-To-Install - Initial Installation. A public notice for the draft permit issuance was published in the Ohio EPA Weekly Review on 07/10/2025.”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Ohio EPA air Permit-to-Install: comment period closed; permit revised on U.S. EPA comment
    “The permit has been revised, changing the rule citation from state-only enforceable under OAC rule 3745-31-05(E) to federally enforceable under OAC rule 3745-31-05(D).”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Ohio EPA air Permit-to-Install (final): final PTI issued (issuance date not stated in opened copy)
    “Facility ID: 0145000616 Facility Name: EdgeConneX New Albany Energy Center Facility Address: 9850 Innovation Campus Way, New Albany, OH 43054, Licking County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • OPSB certificate (CECPN): certificate issued (on stipulation)
    “Approved Battery Storage Facilities: 25-0302-EL-BGN PCX II, approval 11/20/25, Licking, BTM, 134 MW potential discharge”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • air permit (prime): Permit-to-Install issued (final; Ohio EPA response to comments published with the permit record)
    “Permit: P0137967, Permit-To-Install - Initial Installation”
    State agency · Aug. 2025 · grade A
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “Request for temporary use of a mobile crane to assist in construction.”
    FAA · July 2025 · grade A
  • Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need: Approval
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas fired electric generation facility in the city of New Albany and Licking County.”
    State agency · July 2025 · grade A
  • OPSB accelerated review authorization: accelerated review authorized
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) today authorized PowerConneX, Inc. to seek an accelerated review of its plans for a natural gas-fired power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • OPSB certificate, construction commencement: construction started
    “Construction started in September 2025 and is ongoing. Anticipate reaching commercial operations as early as September 2026, for the first engine set.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • OPSB certificate, construction commencement: construction started
    “Construction started in November 2025 and is ongoing. Anticipate reaching commercial operations for first engine set as early as December 2026.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PowerConneX, Inc. (OPSB pre-application public information meeting #1): PCX I (PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center) project presentation, New Albany-Plain Local Schools Annex Building, 79 N. High St.
    “The PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center project will be holding its first public information meeting on February 19, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the New Albany-Plain Local Schools Annex Building”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PowerConneX, Inc. (OPSB pre-application public information meeting #2): PCX I project presentation, New Albany Primary School Cafeteria, 87 North High St.
    “On March 26, 2025, the PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center project will host its second public information meeting.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Ohio Power Siting Board: Authorization for PowerConneX, Inc. to file an accelerated (90-day) application for the PCX I 120 MW plant; Stark Solar application denied in separate business
    “The OPSB approved PowerConneX, Inc.'s request to file an accelerated application for its proposed 120 MW natural gas-fired power generation facility in the city of New Albany, Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PowerConneX Inc. (OPSB pre-application public information meeting #1): PCX II (PowerConneX II New Albany Energy Center) project presentation
    “On April 23, 2025, PowerConneX Inc. hosted its first public information meeting.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Ohio Power Siting Board: Certificate granted for the PCX I / PowerConneX 1 Generation Project (accelerated track; no local public hearing held)
    “More information regarding the PowerConneX 1 Generation Project, including maps of the project area, is available in the record for case number 25-0090-EL-BLN.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Ohio Power Siting Board (November meeting): PCX II certificate approved on an agreement (stipulation); OPSB also adopted HB 15 accelerated-review rules
    “The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved an agreement allowing PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC to construct a 216-megawatt (MW) behind-the-meter power plant in Licking County.”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Public information meeting: Meeting held
    “The facility will be sited on approximately 48.6 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 120 megawatts.”
    Company · March 2025 · grade B
  • OPSB certificate application: application filed
    “In June 2025, PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC filed an application with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) to construct and operate a 216-MW behind-the-meter, gas-fired power plant in New Albany, Licking County, Ohio (PCX II).”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Ohio's governor directed the Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of new data-center tax exemption requests after the program's cost reached a reported $1.6B; EdgeConneX's December 2025 exemption award predates th
    “DeWine has directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests while the Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee studies the growth of data centers in Ohio.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Ohio Power Siting Board: Local public hearing on the PCX II certificate application (Case 25-0302-EL-BGN)
    “According to the website of the OPSB, the local public hearing regarding the project took place in October 2025, and the evidentiary hearing in November 2025.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Ohio Power Siting Board: Evidentiary hearing on the PCX II certificate application (Case 25-0302-EL-BGN)
    “According to the website of the OPSB, the local public hearing regarding the project took place in October 2025, and the evidentiary hearing in November 2025.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Ohio Tax Credit Authority: Data Center Tax Exemption approved for the EdgeConneX New Albany campus (50%, 10 years)
    “The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years and is expected to create 32 jobs and $4 million in new annual payroll.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (10)
  • Address: 9850 Innovation Campus Way, New Albany, OH 43054
    “Facility ID: 0145000616 Facility Name: EdgeConneX New Albany Energy Center Facility Address: 9850 Innovation Campus Way, New Albany, OH 43054, Licking County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Licking County, OH (39089)
    “Facility ID: 0145000616 Facility Name: EdgeConneX New Albany Energy Center Facility Address: 9850 Innovation Campus Way, New Albany, OH 43054, Licking County”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Project status: under construction
    “Construction started in September 2025 and is ongoing.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Site area pcx2 parcel: 48.9 acres
    “The facility will be sited on approximately 48.9 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 216 megawatts.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Construction stage: building
    “Construction started in September 2025 and is ongoing. Anticipate reaching commercial operations as early as September 2026, for the first engine set.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Original target date: 2026
    “Construction is anticipated to begin as early as the fourth quarter of 2025, resulting in commercial operations as early as in the first quarter of 2026.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Current target date: Feb. 2027
    “Commercial operations will be fully reached for all engines by February 2027.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • PCX I's first-engine-set commercial operation target (September 2026, company project page) has passed with no confirmation of commercial operation in any opened source as of Oct. 18, 2026; full operations guided to Februar
    “Construction started in September 2025 and is ongoing. Anticipate reaching commercial operations as early as September 2026, for the first engine set.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Building area phase 1: 524525 sq ft
    “The initial phase will see the company convert the 524,525 sq ft (48,730 sqm) building, at 9850 Innovation Campus Way, into a data center.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Building area planned: 1225000 sq ft
    “EdgeConneX plans to build 1,225,000 sq ft (113,805 sqm) of data centers across several buildings on the property.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C