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Data center campus · 2509 Hayes Ave., Perkins Township (Sandusky mailing address), Erie County, Ohio

Aligned NEO campus (Sandusky / Perkins Township)

Under construction as of Aug. 26, 2026

Aligned is building a four-building campus on a 129-acre former auto-parts plant in Perkins Township, with its first 72 MW building shell complete and fit-out under way. Also known as: Aligned NEO-01.

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Power72MW reported · record
Floor area265,711sq ft
Site129acres
IT load72MW

Who is behind it

ProjectAligned NEO campus (Sandusky / Perkins Township)Also: Aligned NEO-01
Developer and teamAligned Data Centers (through Aligned Data Centers (NEO) Propco, LLC)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. An Open Compute Project re-assessment listed NEO-01 at 72 MW critical IT with about 265,700 sq ft of IT space, core and shell ready, build in progress. (Open Compute Project, Aug. 26, 2026)

  2. Aligned's property entity submitted an interim cleanup plan for the Hayes Avenue site to Ohio EPA under the voluntary action program; public notice ran March 28 and April 4. (Ohio EPA public notice (via Notice Registry), March 28, 2026)

  3. Trade reporting said the land sold for $52 million and the site has power feeds of up to 80 MW, expandable to more than 200 MW. (Commercial Search, Sept. 29, 2023)

  4. JobsOhio listed the project with $202 million in capital investment and 18 new jobs. (JobsOhio, Sept. 27, 2023)

  5. Aligned announced a planned four-building hyperscale campus on a 129-acre brownfield, starting with NEO-01. (Disaster Recovery Journal, Sept. 26, 2023)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates approximate, based on 2509 Hayes Ave. (SR 4) south of Sandusky.
  • Not confirmed as operating in any record; the OCP document is an operator self-assessment.
  • MW basis: OCP document is published by the operator through OCP, treated as record.

The full record

Status note
Operator's OCP re-assessment (Aug. 26, 2026) lists Phase 1 as core-and-shell ready, fit-out ready by 03/11/2026 (date format not stated), with build in progress.
Power note
72 MW critical IT power listed for NEO-01 in OCP site assessment; 2023 reporting cited power feeds of up to 80 MW, expandable to more than 200 MW for the campus.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.