Power
Power and the grid
Energized, size not disclosed
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- AEP Ohio grid service (PJM) Operating, terms not publicno service agreement or megawatt figure is public Court filing · Oct. 2026
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- On-site generation None foundnone on record; the state power siting board has no role at this site Court filing · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- May 13, 2024AEP Ohio files its data center tariffThe tariff covers new customers of 25 MW or more; this campus began building in 2022, before it was filed. see Permits
- July 9, 2025Ohio utility commission approves the tariffNew large customers pay for at least 85% of their stated demand for 12 years, with an exit fee. Court filing · July 2025
- Sept. 3, 2025Rehearing deniedThe commission rejects rehearing requests from the Data Center Coalition, Amazon and others. see Permits
- Nov. 3, 2025Appeal reaches the Ohio Supreme CourtNo decision was found as of Oct. 2026. see Lawsuits
- Not setGoogle's own service contract: not publicNo campus-specific contract, subscribed megawatts or grandfathering terms appear in any source. see Permits
Grid upgrades
No grid upgrade for this campus's load is on record. Related grid records in the area:
- PJM's approved B4068 baseline family (49 components, $2,767.96M - 51 line items across the Ohio and Indiana tables, with B4068.3/.4 cross-listed in both at identical cost; all required in-service 6/1/2030, TEAC… Dataset · Dec. 2025
Permits
Permits checklist
1 appealed · 1 pending · 2 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- !AEP Ohio data center tariff (applies to new 25 MW+ customers) AppealedPublic Utilities Commission of Ohio · Sept. 3, 2025: approved July 9, 2025; rehearing denied; appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court by industry groups Court filing · Sept. 2025
- ◷Site plan review PendingCity of Columbus Building and Zoning Services · Dec. 2021: only record is that review was under way in Dec. 2021 News report · Dec. 2021
- ✓Rezoning to limited manufacturing GrantedColumbus City Council · March 2021: unanimous; the area commission had advised 7-4 against, which is only a recommendation News report · March 2021
- ✓Enterprise-zone property tax abatement GrantedColumbus City Council · March 2021: 6-1 vote; $54.3M over 15 years; $9M to the school district News report · March 2021
- –Checked, nothing on file: Air permit for on-site generation, Electric service contract
Risks
What could slow it down
- MediumNo published capacityThere is no company, utility or filed megawatt figure for the campus. Company · Oct. 2026
- MediumTariff appealIf the Ohio Supreme Court changes the tariff, billing terms for new large customers could shift; it is unclear whether this older campus is covered. see Permits
- WatchState tax policyOhio paused new data center sales-tax exemptions in May 2026; no exemption for this campus was found. News report · July 2026
- WatchNeighbor historyNeighbors and preservationists opposed the loss of the historic farm; Google responded with the green-space agreement. News report · March 2021
Lawsuits
1 case on record
- Pending; no decision found as of Oct. 2026 Data Center Coalition et al. v. Public Utilities Commission of OhioOhio Supreme Court Court filing · Oct. 2026challenges the AEP Ohio data center tariff; Google is not named among the challengers
Money
Money on record
$54.3M
property tax abated over 15 years
with $9M compensation to the school district; clawback terms not public News report · March 2021
$300M
cost cited for the first phase in 2021
press; Google has not published campus spending News report · March 2021
$2.3B
announced June 2024 for three central Ohio campuses
portfolio figure, not this campus alone News report · June 2024
Not on record: state incentives for the 2023 expansion: the only public incentive is the 2021 city abatement News report · Aug. 2023
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- 2020Permits Far South Side Area Commission votes 7-4 against recommending the project (advisory only) News report · March 2021
- March 2021Permits City council approves rezoning and a $54.3M tax abatement for a Google data center on the Hartman Farm News report · March 2021
- Dec. 2021Site Google's land purchases in Columbus and Lancaster are reported (618 acres combined) News report · Dec. 2021
- June 2022Construction Google breaks ground and agrees to preserve one-third of the site as green space News report · June 2022
- Aug. 28, 2023Money Google adds $1.7B for its three central Ohio campuses, with no state incentives News report · Aug. 2023
- June 18, 2024Money Google announces $2.3B more for central Ohio, at this campus News report · June 2024
- July 9, 2025Power Ohio utility commission approves AEP Ohio's data center tariff Court filing · July 2025
- Nov. 3, 2025Legal Tariff orders appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court Court filing · Oct. 2026
- July 2027Construction Tracker's estimated full build date
The buildings
Specs
About 500 acres
site, about one-third kept as green space under a Good Neighbor Agreement
5 buildings
four complete and a fifth roofed, per the tracker (Aug. 2026)
- Only hyperscale site on Columbus city water: no campus water figure is published News report · July 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Google LLC: owner and operator
- Magellan Enterprises LLC: Delaware shell that held the land and took the tax abatement
Decision-makers
- Columbus City Council: zoning and abatement
- Public Utilities Commission of Ohio: AEP Ohio tariff
- Ohio EPA: air permits
Power
- AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Company): serving utility, PJM grid
Still unknown
Open questions
- Megawatts Google has contracted or uses.
- Terms of the AEP Ohio contract and whether the tariff applies.
- Tax abatement clawback terms.
- Whether the fifth building is in service.
Where this comes from
115 records from 30 documents
Drawn from news reports, public and commercial datasets, company statements, state agency records, court filings and utility regulator dockets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 18Dataset 7Company 4State agency 2Court filing 1Utility regulator 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 (29)
- Utility service: not stated“On July 9, 2025, the Commission issued an Opinion and Order (Order) approving and adopting the 10/23 Stipulation, as modified therein.”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: AEP Ohio service, energized; campus load sits inside AEP Ohio's PJM large-load forecast submissions, which since the 2026 forecast count only load with a signed LOA or take-or-pay ESA; no campus-l“In order for load additions to be included in the forecast they must have a signed LOA and/or ESA.”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- PJM 2026 load forecast adjustments, AEP Ohio zone cumulative large-load additions (summer peak): 4,980 MW (2027), 7,459 (2028), 9,623 (2029), 13,900 (2030), 15,574 (2031), 17,116 ultimate. Zone-level across all AEP Ohio“Summer Peak Forecast Adjustments, Cumulative (MW)”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- utility tariff rehearing: Entry on Rehearing - rehearing denied“The Commission denies the applications for rehearing filed by the Data Center Coalition, The Ohio Blockchain Council, Ohio Manufacturers Association Energy Group, One Power Company, and Amazon Data Services, Inc.”Court filing · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- Rate class: Data Center Power tariff (Schedule DCT), PUCO Case 24-508-EL-ATA“the Data Center Power tariff for new data center customers that will use a monthly maximum demand of 25 megawatts (MW) or greater at a single location”Court filing · July 2025 · grade A
- utility tariff approval: Opinion and Order issued“On July 9, 2025, the Commission issued an Opinion and Order (Order) approving and adopting the 10/23 Stipulation, as modified therein.”Court filing · July 2025 · grade A
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 8.237 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.37 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: 6.472 km ; TransCanada/Columbia Pipeline GroupMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Power plan: grid“the Data Center Power tariff for new data center customers that will use a monthly maximum demand of 25 megawatts (MW) or greater at a single location”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: not stated“Since breaking ground in New Albany in 2019, we have invested more than $20 billion in the state.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: not stated“Since breaking ground in New Albany in 2019, we have invested more than $20 billion in the state.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- On-site generation: not stated“Before an air pollution source at a non-Title V facility may be constructed or modified in Ohio, the applicant/facility owner must obtain an air permit-to-install and operate (PTIO).”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Jurisdiction split verified: land use and the tax abatement sit with the City of Columbus (municipal enterprise zone); air permits sit with Ohio EPA; the electric tariff sits with PUCO. No state preemption of the local a“Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio or the Company) is a public utility, as that term is defined in R.C. 4905.02”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- utility large-load plan / contract filing: rehearing denied“The Commission denies the applications for rehearing filed by the Data Center Coalition, The Ohio Blockchain Council, Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group, One Power Company, and Amazon Data Services, Inc.”Utility regulator · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- AEP Ohio central Ohio data-center load, aggregate (PUCO Case 24-508-EL-ATA, figures affirmed in the PUCO Entry on Rehearing, Sep 3, 2025): unsigned service interest from data centers approximately 30,000 MW; AEP Ohio has“the Company has experienced a significant increase in unsigned service interest from data centers (approximately 30,000 MW)”Utility regulator · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- utility large-load plan / contract filing: approved“AEP Ohio's proposal approved today by the PUCO requires large new data center customers to pay for a minimum of 85% of the energy they are subscribed to use”Company · July 2025 · grade B
- utility large-load plan / contract filing: filed“today filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in docket 24-508-EL-ATA a proposal that would create a new rate category for data center customers”Company · May 2024 · grade B
- Utility: AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Company)“Google, which committed $500,000 to the program and an additional $500,000 to support energy efficiency upgrades”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Grid operator: PJM“Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio or the Company) is a public utility, as that term is defined in R.C. 4905.02”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Google committed $500,000 to AEP Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor bill-assistance program plus $500,000 for energy-efficiency upgrades - corroborates Google's status as an AEP Ohio data-center customer.“Google, which committed $500,000 to the program and an additional $500,000 to support energy efficiency upgrades”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Buildings: 5 buildings“as of 2026-08-05: 4 bldgs op, 364 MW; Confirmation that Building 4 is complete. Building 5 has progressed since February, with a complete roof”grade C
- Current target date: July 2027“as of 2026-08-05: 4 bldgs op, 364 MW; Confirmation that Building 4 is complete. Building 5 has progressed since February, with a complete roof”grade C
- Construction stage: operating“as of 2026-08-05: 4 bldgs op, 364 MW; Confirmation that Building 4 is complete. Building 5 has progressed since February, with a complete roof”grade C
- Epoch AI tracker (third-party estimate, queue lead): as of Aug. 5, 2026 the Columbus campus has 4 buildings operating at an estimated 364 MW; Building 4 complete, Building 5's roof complete since Feb 2026. Signals only - n“as of 2026-08-05: 4 bldgs op, 364 MW; Confirmation that Building 4 is complete. Building 5 has progressed since February, with a complete roof”Dataset · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Epoch AI (Frontier Data Centers dataset) carries Google Columbus OH at 4 buildings operating / 364 MW as of Aug. 5, 2026, with a fifth building roofed. THIRD-PARTY ESTIMATE ONLY - not sponsor-stated; it must not stand as,“Epoch AI carries Google Columbus OH at 4 buildings operating and 364 MW (2026-08-05)”Dataset · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Tracker estimates on an unstated facility-power basis; NOT booked in an“as of 2026-08-05: 4 bldgs op, 364 MW; Confirmation that Building 4 is complete. Building 5 has progressed since February, with a complete roof”grade C
- AEP Ohio utility-wide context: 30,000+ MW of data center inquiries (50+ customers, 90+ sites) as of Feb. 13, 2026, of which AEP expected 5,642 MW to materialize after Ohio's data center tariff required payment for subscribe“More than 50 customers had approached the utility about over 90 sites seeking a combined 30,000-plus megawatts. The amount AEP expected to materialize was 5,642 megawatts.”News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
- PJM's approved B4068 baseline family (49 components, $2,767.96M - 51 line items across the Ohio and Indiana tables, with B4068.3/.4 cross-listed in both at identical cost; all required in-service 6/1/2030, TEAC 1/6/2026,“At West Millersport-Kirk 345 kV, rebuild 6.37-mile section of the double-circuit West Millersport-Kirk 345 kV circuit.”Dataset · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Money and contracts (30)
- Utility tariff framework (not campus-executed): scope / applicability threshold 25 MW monthly maximum demand“the Data Center Power tariff for new data center customers that will use a monthly maximum demand of 25 megawatts (MW) or greater at a single location”Court filing · July 2025 · grade A
- Tenants: Google (self-use)“Since breaking ground in New Albany in 2019, we have invested more than $20 billion in the state.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: owner-occupied“Since breaking ground in New Albany in 2019, we have invested more than $20 billion in the state.”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Electric service agreement (campus): campus ESA terms - FINDING“On May 13, 2024, AEP Ohio filed an application, pursuant to R.C. 4909.18, requesting approval of the following tariffs to establish two new customer classifications”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- AEP system-wide aggregate (all operating companies): 28 GW of load additions by 2030 backed by Electric Service Agreements or Letters of Agreement, up 4 GW since July 2025, supported by an additional 190 GW of load reque“The confidence in the 28 gigawatts (GW) of load additions by 2030, up 4 GW since July 2025, is backed by Electric Service Agreements or Letters of Agreement”Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
- Name: Google Columbus“A plan to build a $300 million Google computing center on 500 acres in South Columbus”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: termination / clawback - FINDING“The application was brought before the council by Magellan Enterprises, LLC, which was later revealed to be a shell company for Google.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility tariff framework (not campus-executed): minimum billing 85 % of subscribed capacity“It requires new data center customers to pay for a minimum of 85 percent of the energy they say they need each month, even if they use less”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Utility tariff framework (not campus-executed): term 12 years“The requirements will now be in place for 12 years”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Utility tariff framework (not campus-executed): termination / exit fee“pay an exit fee if their project is canceled or unable to meet the obligations outlined in the electric service agreement contract”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Utility tariff framework (not campus-executed): condition - financial viability“The new rules will also require data centers to provide proof they are financially viable and able to meet those requirements”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- Additional $2.3 billion for the three central-Ohio campuses, announced at this campus (Far South Side); Google stated $4.4 billion invested in central Ohio since 2019 - portfolio figures, not campus capex.“The tech giant announced the investments Tuesday morning at its data center on the city's Far South Side that was once the home of the historic Hartman Farm where construction continues.”News report · June 2024 · grade C
- Additional $1.7 billion across Google's three central-Ohio campuses (New Albany, Columbus, Lancaster) - portfolio figure; no campus split published.“Google will invest an additional $1.7 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio, the company announced Monday.”News report · Aug. 2023 · grade C
- Lt. Gov. Husted stated no tax credits or other public incentives were offered for the 2023 expansion - the campus's only public incentive is the 2021 city abatement.“Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who participated in Google's announcement, said no tax credits or other public incentives were offered to Google for the datacenter expansion.”News report · Aug. 2023 · grade C
- Google's Aug 2023 commitment added $1.7 billion across its three central Ohio campuses (Columbus, Lancaster, New Albany), taking the announced Ohio total to $3.7 billion at that date; no campus-level split was published.“Google announced it will invest an additional $1.7 billion in the construction of its three datacenter campuses in Central Ohio.”News report · Aug. 2023 · grade C
- Google announced it would build the Columbus and Lancaster data centers; total Ohio investment stated at more than $2 billion (portfolio figure, not campus capex).“The two new Google data centers will be built in Columbus and Lancaster.”News report · May 2023 · grade C
- Good Neighbor Agreement: land preservation / green space one-third of site share of site“Google agreed to Good Neighbor Agreement. The agreement will see the company preserve one-third of the 496-acre plot. This portion will remain a green space.”News report · June 2022 · grade C
- Google bought land in Columbus and Lancaster (618 acres combined, per AP) as part of a $1 billion Ohio data-center expansion commitment centred on New Albany.“Google will invest an additional $1 billion into its data center operations in New Albany Ohio while buying land in Columbus and Lancaster for more data centers.”News report · Dec. 2021 · grade C
- Announced: March 2021“Google first announced the facility in March. It was said to be a 150,000 square foot data center that will cost $300 million”News report · Aug. 2021 · grade C
- Acres: 500 acres“The council approved $54.3 million in abated property taxes over the course of 15 years, and the local school district would collect $9 million in compensation from the developer.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Square feet: 150000 sq ft“It was said to be a 150,000 square foot data center that will cost $300 million.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Stated capital cost: 300000000 USD“A plan to build a $300 million Google computing center on 500 acres in South Columbus”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Announced: March 2021“In March, Columbus City Council approved $54.3 million in tax incentives to develop a data center on the former Hartman Farm site east of Route 23.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Incentives: City of Columbus enterprise-zone property tax abatement: $54.3M over 15 years; $9M school-district compensation; 20 FTE jobs floor“Columbus City Council has approved more than $54 million in tax abatements for a new data center in Ohio.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: scope“Columbus City Council has approved more than $54 million in tax abatements for a new data center in Ohio.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: term 15 years“The council approved $54.3 million in abated property taxes over the course of 15 years, and the local school district would collect $9 million in compensation from the developer.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: value 54300000 USD“The council approved $54.3 million in abated property taxes over the course of 15 years, and the local school district would collect $9 million in compensation from the developer.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: jobs floor / wage bands 20 FTE“The proposed facility will create 20 full-time jobs; 15 technician jobs that will pay between $74,400 and $86,444 a year, and five manager posts paying $150,000 to $162,792”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: school-district compensation 9000000 USD“The council approved $54.3 million in abated property taxes over the course of 15 years, and the local school district would collect $9 million in compensation from the developer.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Enterprise zone tax abatement: projected city income tax 750000 USD“That will raise a total of about $750,000 in city income taxes over the life of the deal.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
Permits and government (8)
- Developer: Google LLC“The application was brought before the council by Magellan Enterprises, LLC, which was later revealed to be a shell company for Google.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Ohio paused new approvals under its state data-center sales-tax exemption after the program's forgone revenue reached about $1.6 billion in 2025. No campus-specific state sales-tax agreement for this campus was located i“Gov. Mike DeWine paused that exemption after officials learned it soared to $1.6 billion last year.”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- site plan review: in review“Tony Celebrezze, deputy director of the city's Department of Building and Zoning Services, says site plan review for the project is underway.”News report · Dec. 2021 · grade C
- Opposition: Far South Side Area Commission voted 7-4 against recommending the project (2020); Columbus Landmarks and neighbours opposed loss of the historic Hartman farm“The Far South Side Area Commission, which makes recommendations to the City Council on new developments, voted 7-4 late last year against the project.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- zoning / rezoning: approved“The new zoning is for a limited manufacturing district to allow for the data center and ancillary warehouse, storage, and office uses”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- tax abatement authorization: approved 6-1“The council unanimously approved a zoning change and approved the tax abatement 6-1.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Columbus City Council: Rezoning (limited manufacturing district) and enterprise-zone tax abatement for the Magellan Enterprises LLC data center on the former Hartman Farm, 5076 S High St“The council unanimously approved a zoning change and approved the tax abatement 6-1.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Far South Side Area Commission: Advisory recommendation on the Hartman Farm data center rezoning and abatement“The Far South Side Area Commission, which makes recommendations to the City Council on new developments, voted 7-4 late last year against the project.”News report · March 2021 · grade C
Legal (1)
- PUCO's data-center tariff orders (Case 24-508-EL-ATA) were appealed to the Supreme Court of Ohio, Case No. 2025-1458 (Data Center Coalition et al.); the Entry on Rehearing was certified to the court November 3, 2025. No“The Commission denies the applications for rehearing filed by the Data Center Coalition, The Ohio Blockchain Council, Ohio Manufacturers Association Energy Group, One Power Company, and Amazon Data Services, Inc.”Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
Site and other (13)
- Construction stage: operating / expanding - campus serves Google's Columbus cloud region (us-east5, launched 2022); Epoch AI observation Aug. 5, 2026 counts 4 buildings operating and Building 5 roofed and progressing (queu“Google Lockbourne - Building 5; 5076 S High St; 43137 Lockbourne; Ohio, USA”Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site acres: 500 acres“Land Area: 500 acres.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Aliases: Google Lockbourne; Hartman Farm data center; Far South Side data center“The site for the new data center was previously used for a snake oil farm.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: operating - phased build-out continuing“Only one hyperscale data center connected to the city water system is actually within the city of Columbus - Google's site on the Far South Side.”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Columbus Dispatch (Jul 6, 2026): Google's Far South Side campus is the only hyperscale data center connected to the city's water system actually within the city of Columbus; Columbus-area data centers together used 1.2 b“Only one hyperscale data center connected to the city's water system is actually within the city of Columbus – Google's site on the Far South Side.”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Columbus-area data centers used 1.2 billion gallons of city water in the prior year (system-wide figure). Google's Far South Side site is the only hyperscale data center inside Columbus city limits on the city water syst“Only one hyperscale data center connected to the city water system is actually within the city of Columbus - Google's site on the Far South Side.”News report · July 2026 · grade C
- Developer entity reported: Magellan Enterprises LLC“Google's Columbus facility: 100% property tax abatement for 15 years, approved for a subsidiary named "Magellan Enterprises LLC."”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Project status: operating (Columbus campus operational since 2023 on the city's Far South Side; expansion continuing)“Isakowitz said the Columbus datacenter is now operational and the Lancaster site will open by the end of the year, according to The Columbus Dispatch.”News report · Aug. 2023 · grade C
- Source record“Isakowtiz said the Columbus datacenter is now operational and the Lancaster site will be open by the end of the year, according to The Columbus Dispatch.”News report · Aug. 2023 · grade C
- Operator: Google LLC“Google has broken ground on a new facility in Columbus, Ohio.”News report · June 2022 · grade C
- Groundbreaking date: June 2022“Google has broken ground on a new facility in Columbus, Ohio.”News report · June 2022 · grade C
- Owner companies: Magellan Enterprises LLC“The entity receiving the tax break is listed as Magellan Enterprise LLC, a shell company registered through Delaware-based Corporation Service Company”News report · March 2021 · grade C
- Original target date: 2025“It was reported that the local community was told the new facility would open in late 2025.”News report · March 2021 · grade C