Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- April 14, 2026Pre-application letterThe company notifies the state of a 430 MW plant on about 30 acres next to a planned data center (press). News report · April 2026
- July 24, 2026Siting application filedPowerConneX files for a certificate on the standard review track. Company · Oct. 2026
- Sept. 16, 2026State hearings noticedThe siting board's notice gives the capacity as 450 MW, behind the meter, and sets hearings for Oct. 22 and Nov. 4. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
- Not setGas pipeline still requiredA new 24-mile, 24-inch gas pipeline is reported as needed to feed the plant (press); no gas supplier is on record. News report · July 2026
- The plant is not connected to the grid and has no utility supply contract; supply to EdgeConneX is internal to the company group and no power agreement is public. Company · Oct. 2026
- The state siting board has jurisdiction over the plant, and a granted certificate would override local zoning for it. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
What is next door
Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits checklist
2 pending · 1 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- ◷Certificate of environmental compatibility and public need PendingOhio Power Siting Board · July 24, 2026: application filed; hearings Oct. 22 and Nov. 4, 2026; construction cannot lawfully begin before it is granted Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
- ◷Air permit-to-install PendingOhio EPA · as of Oct. 2026: application filed; no permit number yet News report · Oct. 2026
- ✓Aviation review of nearby data center building and crane GrantedFAA · Aug. 11, 2026: no hazard found for the building and a 200-ft crane about 0.2 to 0.4 mile from the plant point FAA · Aug. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Staff report on the application, Local development agreement or tax incentive
What could slow it down
- HighCertificate not grantedNo state siting approval yet, and construction cannot lawfully begin without it. see Permits
- HighLarge air emissionsThe air permit application, as summarized by opponents, shows potential emissions of about 2.0 million tons of greenhouse gas a year (press). News report · Sept. 2026
- MediumOrganized oppositionSave Ohio Parks and Free Press are running workshops and a testimony campaign ahead of the Oct. 22 hearing (press). News report · Sept. 2026
- MediumNew gas pipeline neededA 24-mile, 24-inch pipeline is reported as required, beyond the certificate itself (press). News report · July 2026
- WatchCapacity moved upThe figure rose from 430 MW (May 2026 letter) to 450 MW (Sept. 2026 filing). Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
Money on record
$1.75B CPP Investments commitment to EdgeConneX build-out (July 2026, press) (platform-level capital; no project financing disclosed). News report · July 2026
Not on record: cost of the plant: not disclosed, no figure in the filings opened Company · Oct. 2026
What happened, and what is due
- Feb. 4, 2025Paper trail Powerconnex, Inc. registered in Ohio
- April 14, 2026Permits Company files a pre-application letter for a 430 MW gas plant in New Albany (press). News report · April 2026
- May 12, 2026Permits Company letter gives up to 430 MW on about 30 acres, with operations as early as Q4 2027. Company · May 2026
- June 2, 2026Permits Second public information meeting is held in New Albany. Company · May 2026
- July 24, 2026Permits PowerConneX files its certificate application with the Ohio Power Siting Board. Company · Oct. 2026
- Sept. 16, 2026Permits State notice sets hearings and states the capacity as 450 MW. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
- Sept. 23, 2026Site Save Ohio Parks and Free Press start testimony workshops against the plant (press). News report · Sept. 2026
- Oct. 22, 2026Permits Local public hearing for sworn public testimony. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
- Nov. 4, 2026Permits Evidentiary hearing; the Board decides afterward. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
- End of 2027Power Earliest commercial operation, Q4 2027 (company), if certified. Company · Oct. 2026
Building activity by quarter
Since June 2026: 2 FAA filings (June 2026 to Aug. 2026).
Specs
~30 acres the plant site, next to the data center it serves. Company · May 2026
- Gas engines: about 30 reciprocating engines (press) News report · Sept. 2026
- Standard review: state certificate case 26-361-EL-BGN, unlike the first PowerConneX plant, which used the accelerated route Company · Oct. 2026
- Separate projects: two earlier PowerConneX plants nearby are different projects; none of their figures apply Company · May 2026
Owners, partners and builders
- EdgeConneX (owned by EQT Infrastructure): developer and power consumer
- PowerConneX, Inc.: applicant and proposed plant owner-operator
- Ohio Power Siting Board: certificate
- Ohio EPA: air permit-to-install
- Dickinson Wright PLLC: applicant's counsel
- Save Ohio Parks
- Free Press
Open questions
- Staff report recommendations and conditions.
- Gas supplier and pipeline plan.
- Size of the data center load the plant serves.
- Air permit number and emission limits.
113 records from 19 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, utility regulator dockets, business registries, company statements, state agency records, securities filings and court filings, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
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 (36)
- On-site generation: 450 MW“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide "behind-the-meter" power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: Behind-the-meter by design - no utility supply contract: the campus is to be powered by the on-site PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center (450 MW, OPSB Case 26-361-EL-BGN), whose application is i“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide "behind-the-meter" power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- generator interconnection request (state siting certificate, BTM plant): application in adjudication - local public hearing Oct 22, 2026 and evidentiary hearing Nov 4, 2026 scheduled (OPSB notice Sep 16, 2026); no certif“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide "behind-the-meter" power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 1.15 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 2.79 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- IT capacity: not stated“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Utility service: not stated“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: not stated“The facility will be sited on approximately 30 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to ~430 Megawatt”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 450 MW“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide "behind-the-meter" power to a data center located on the same site”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Name: PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Developer: EdgeConneX (applicant: PowerConneX, Inc.)“The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a local public hearing regarding PowerConneX, Inc's proposal to construct a natural gas-fired electric generation facility in New Albany, Ohio”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- County: Licking County“OPSB schedules local hearing for proposed natural gas power plant in Licking County”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- City: New Albany“proposal to construct a natural gas-fired electric generation facility in New Albany, Ohio”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 450 MW“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Power plan: onsite“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Utility: none (behind-the-meter; no utility supply contract)“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Interconnection status: none, behind-the-meter, not grid-connected“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Jurisdiction preemption: OPSB (state) holds siting jurisdiction over the generation facility as a major utility facility under ORC 4906; the certificate, if granted, preempts local zoning for the plant“The Ohio Power Siting Board reviews applications for the construction of major utility facilities in Ohio”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Construction stage: none - pre-construction, OPSB adjudication stage: second public information meeting held Jun 2, 2026; application filed within 90 days of it; OPSB local public hearing Oct 22, 2026 and evidentiary hea“PowerConneX anticipates filing its application with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) within 90 days of the second public information meeting”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Utility: none - behind-the-meter self-supply from the on-site gas plant; no utility supply contract found“The purpose of the facility is to provide power using natural gaspowered equipment that will serve as a primary source of electricity to a data center on the same site”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 430 MW“The facility will be sited on approximately 30 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 430 megawatts”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Site identity: PCX III = PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center, OPSB Case No. 26-361-EL-BGN (New Albany, Licking County OH). DISTINCT from PowerConneX II / New Albany Energy Center (OPSB 25-302-EL-BGN, construction star“OPSB’s case number for the project is 26-361-EL-BGN”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Operator: PowerConneX, Inc. (proposed owner-operator of the energy center)“The Project is a natural gas-powered electric generation facility being proposed by PowerConneX, Inc. to be located in New Albany, Licking County, Ohio”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: 430 MW“The facility will be sited on approximately 30 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 430 megawatts”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- OPSB local public hearing on the PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center set for Oct 22, 2026 at New Albany High School, with the evidentiary hearing Nov 4, 2026“A hearing on another proposed power plant, the "PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center," case number 26-361-EL-BGN is scheduled for 6 p.m. the next day, Oct. 22, at New Albany High School”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Generating units on the permit: 30 units“EdgeConneX is using fleets of reciprocating internal combustion engines — like enormous gas car engines — 30 for PowerConneX III.”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Aliases: PowerConneX III; PCX III; New Albany North; New Albany North Campus Energy Center“PowerConneX III (also called New Albany North)”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- On-site power technology: natural gas reciprocating internal combustion engines“Instead, EdgeConneX is using fleets of reciprocating internal combustion engines — like enormous gas car engines — 30 for PowerConneX III”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Generating units on the permit: 30 engines“Instead, EdgeConneX is using fleets of reciprocating internal combustion engines — like enormous gas car engines — 30 for PowerConneX III”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Organized opposition (Save Ohio Parks, Free Press) running testimony workshops ahead of the Oct 22, 2026 OPSB local hearing“Please join us in telling the Ohio Power Siting Board not to approve them”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Save Ohio Parks and Free Press run a testimony campaign and workshops (Sep 22, Sep 29, Oct 15, Oct 22, 2026) against PCX III and the NEO plant, citing the air permit application's emissions“Two major new gas combustion plants have been proposed to power data centers at the New Albany Business Park in Licking County”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Gas lateral: new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline reported as required to feed the plant“If approved, it would require a new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline to be constructed to feed the plant”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Gas supplier: not stated“If approved, it would require a new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline to be constructed to feed the plant”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- A new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline is reported as required to feed PCX III, a material gating item beyond the certificate itself“If approved, it would require a new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline to be constructed to feed the plant”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Announced: April 2026“the firm submitted a pre-application notification letter with the Ohio Power Siting Board, setting out plans for a 430MW natural gas-fired facility”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- PCX III pre-application first reported: 430 MW gas plant on ~30 acres adjacent to a planned data center site; construction from 2026, commercial operations Q4 2027“the firm submitted a pre-application notification letter with the Ohio Power Siting Board, setting out plans for a 430MW natural gas-fired facility”News report · April 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (14)
- Tenants: not stated“serve as a primary source of electricity to data centers on the same site”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: none named, owner-occupied / affiliate self-supply model“serve as a primary source of electricity to data centers on the same site”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- behind-the-meter power supply (affiliate self-supply): scope Plant output is dedicated behind-the-meter to data centers on the same site; no ESA, PPA, or interconnection agreement is filed in the public record, supply i“serve as a primary source of electricity to data centers on the same site”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Case 26-361-EL-BGN): scope Certificate sought for a natural gas-fired electric generation facility with maximum total generating capacity of 450 MW, supply“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center located on the same site”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Case 26-361-EL-BGN): conditions FINDING: no conditions of approval exist to capture, the certificate had not been granted as of Oct. 18, 2026; conditions att“During the evidentiary hearing, the applicant, OPSB staff, and intervening parties will offer expert testimony and evidence regarding the proposed project”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Case 26-361-EL-BGN): termination FINDING: no termination or cancellation clause exists to capture, no certificate or contract has been executed for this c“The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a local public hearing regarding PowerConneX, Inc's proposal to construct a natural gas-fired electric generation facility”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: none found - EdgeConneX consumes the power at its own data center on the same site (the PowerConneX/EdgeConneX affiliate model used at PCX I and PCX II); no third-party tenant is named“The purpose of the facility is to provide power using natural gaspowered equipment that will serve as a primary source of electricity to a data center on the same site”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- behind-the-meter power supply (affiliate self-supply): termination FINDING: no written power-supply agreement, and therefore no termination, minimum-bill, take-or-pay, or exit terms, for PCX III appears in any source o“PowerConneX New Albany, LLC, will construct and operate the generation facility, and its affiliate EdgeConneX, Inc., will consume the electric power generated”Utility regulator · July 2025 · grade B
- Incentives: not stated“EdgeConneX (New Albany): The global data center operator will open a new multi-phase campus in New Albany... The project received a 50% Data Center Tax Exemption for 10 years”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- local development agreement / incentives: scope FINDING: no development agreement, abatement, TIF, or CRA agreement for the New Albany North campus appears in sources opened; the Ohio data-center tax exemption reported f“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
- Financing: not stated“CPP Investments to pump $1.75 billion into EQT and EdgeConneX's AI data center build-out”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- CPP Investments committed $1.75B (Jul 2026) to EQT’s EdgeConneX build-out program - platform-level capital behind the PCX program (not project-specific financing)“In July 2026, CPP Investments announced it would invest an initial $1.75bn to accelerate EdgeConneX’s build-out of new data centers”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- CPP Investments commits $1.75B to the EQT/EdgeConneX AI data-center build-out, platform-level capital only; no PCX III project financing disclosed“CPP Investments to pump $1.75 billion into EQT and EdgeConneX's AI data center build-out”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- natural gas supply / pipeline: scope A new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline is reported as required to feed the plant; supplier, pipeline owner, and any pipeline siting docket are not named in sources opened, FINDI“If approved, it would require a new 24-mile, 24-inch natural gas pipeline to be constructed to feed the plant”News report · July 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (20)
- Registry status: PCX III (New Albany 3) is in active state review: OPSB Case 26-361-EL-BGN (local hearing Oct. 22, 2026, evidentiary hearing Nov. 4, 2026“Additional information regarding the proposed facility is available on the OPSB website at www.OPSB.ohio.gov in case number 26-361-EL-BGN”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: application for certificate filed“The project filed its application with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) on July 24, 2026”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Application for OPSB certificate filed (Case 26-361-EL-BGN)“The project filed its application with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) on July 24, 2026”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stage: announced only, OPSB certificate pending; local hearing Oct 22, 2026 and evidentiary hearing Nov 4, 2026 scheduled“An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: local public hearing scheduled for Oct. 22, 2026“The hearing is scheduled for: Oct. 22, 2026, at 6 p.m. New Albany High School 7600 Fodor Road New Albany, Ohio 43054”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: evidentiary (adjudicatory) hearing scheduled for Nov. 4, 2026“An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: certificate decision, PENDING“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- OPSB notices local public hearing (Oct 22, 2026) and evidentiary hearing (Nov 4, 2026); states the as-filed capacity as 450 MW“The proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Ohio Power Siting Board, local public hearing (Case 26-361-EL-BGN): Sworn public testimony on the proposed PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center, New Albany High School, 7600 Fodor Road, New Albany; 6:00 p.m. SCHEDULED“The hearing is scheduled for: Oct. 22, 2026, at 6 p.m. New Albany High School 7600 Fodor Road New Albany, Ohio 43054”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- Ohio Power Siting Board, evidentiary (adjudicatory) hearing (Case 26-361-EL-BGN): Expert testimony and evidence from the applicant, OPSB staff, and intervening parties; Public Utilities Commission of Ohio offices, 180 E“An evidentiary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA aeronautical study: Determined - No Hazard“type Mobile Crane; STATUS=Determined - No Hazard”FAA · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA aeronautical study: Determined - No Hazard“type Commercial Use Building; STATUS=Determined - No Hazard”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: second public information meeting held (statutory pre-application step)“PowerConneX has scheduled a second public information meeting on June 2, 2026”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: OPSB staff report due (statutory: not less than five days before the local hearing)“Not less than five days prior to the public hearing, OPSB's staff will submit a written report on the project”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- OPSB staff report statutory due date (five days before the local hearing) passes with the DIS docket unreachable by this fetcher, report contents and proposed conditions unverified“Not less than five days prior to the public hearing, OPSB's staff will submit a written report on the project”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- PowerConneX, Inc. (applicant public information meeting #2): PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center project presentation, open-house poster board session, Brick House Blue New Albany - Water's Edge, 7775 Walton Parkway“PowerConneX has scheduled a second public information meeting on June 2, 2026”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Permit-To-Install application (air): Application filed; under review“According to its air permit application, PowerConneX III has the potential every year to produce: 2,026,706 tons of greenhouse gas pollution”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Columbus Dispatch / Newark Advocate coverage of the divided NEO hearing previews the PCX III hearing: '450-megawatt plant on approximately 30 acres' serving a same-site data center“That 450-megawatt plant on approximately 30 acres would serve as a primary source of electricity to a data center on the same site”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Air Permit-to-Install (PTI): air permit application submitted (PTI number not yet public in sources opened)“According to its air permit application, PowerConneX III has the potential every year to produce: 2,026,706 tons of greenhouse gas pollution”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- OPSB certificate of environmental compatibility and public need: pre-application notification letter submitted“the firm submitted a pre-application notification letter with the Ohio Power Siting Board, setting out plans for a 430MW natural gas-fired facility”News report · April 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
- Opsb case number: 26-361-EL-BGN“Additional information regarding the proposed facility is available on the OPSB website at www.OPSB.ohio.gov in case number 26-361-EL-BGN”Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade B
Site and other (5)
- County code: 39089“FCC census block find for latitude 40.102222 longitude -82.71533 returned County FIPS 39089, name Licking County”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Construction stage: not stated“It is anticipated that preparation of the site will begin in 2026. The project anticipates reaching commercial operations as early as Q4 2027”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Current target date: 2027-Q4“The project anticipates reaching commercial operations as early as Q4 2027”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Acres: 30 acres“The facility will be sited on approximately 30 acres”Company · May 2026 · grade B
- Original target date: 2027-Q4“Construction is anticipated to begin as early as 2026, resulting in commercial operations as early as in the fourth quarter of 2027”Company · May 2026 · grade B