Ashville, in Pickaway County, Ohio, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 2, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
Ashville, in Pickaway County, Ohio, adopted a data-center moratorium on December 22, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.
The records read: "The Ashville, Ohio, Village Council voted 4-2 to deny EdgeConneX's annexation request for a 490-acre parcel needed for a $10 billion, 680-acre, 1.8GW data center campus about 17 miles south of Columbus. EdgeConneX already owns the adjacent… (datacentertracker.org)." "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-12-22, extended and active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | February 2, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | December 22, 2025 | not county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Pickaway County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Ohio context
Ohio has 89 documented local actions across 82 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, May 27, 2026) and AEP Ohio territory has a large-load tariff (in force, July 9, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.