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Data center campus · North side of Farrington Road near Washington Road, Piqua I-75 Business and Industrial Park, Miami County, Ohio

Meta Piqua data center campus

Approved as of Aug. 18, 2026

Meta is the company behind a two-building, roughly 607-acre data center campus that Piqua's city commission approved in 2026 over strong local opposition. Also known as: J5 LLC / Shaytura LLC data center.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area700,000sq ft
Site607acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMeta Piqua data center campusAlso: J5 LLC / Shaytura LLC data center
Developer and teamMeta (through J5 LLC (dba Shaytura LLC))
End userMeta

The record, newest first

  1. The city named Meta as the company behind the project; Meta pledged $8 million for city emergency services and said it would invest $1 billion if the project goes ahead. (WHIO, Aug. 18, 2026; WHIO, Aug. 18, 2026)

  2. Commissioners voted 3-1 for a construction power agreement of up to 10 MW, paid by J5 through escrow, and held a first reading on an AES Ohio franchise for permanent service. (Dayton Daily News, July 9, 2026; WHIO, July 7, 2026)

  3. A residents' group said it was raising money for a lawsuit against the city over the approval. (WDTN, June 3, 2026)

  4. Demolition of a barn on the Farrington Road site was under way after the land was annexed into Piqua. (WDTN, May 29, 2026)

  5. Residents protested after the city commission approved the data center plans, with the land's zoning changed through an emergency vote that limited public notice. (WDTN, April 8, 2026; Data Center Dynamics, undated)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates approximate: placed near Farrington and Washington roads on Piqua's south side. DCD places the site on the north side of Farrington Road west of County Road 25A.
  • Plan per DCD: two 350,000 sq ft buildings built over an overlapping three-to-five-year period; sqft 700,000 is the sum. DCD gives about 607 acres.
  • The date of the development agreement vote has not been found.
  • Landowners named by DCD: Piqua Land Company, Bruns Upper Valley Development, Piqua Materials.
  • Opponents have submitted petitions seeking data center bans and the recall of city officials (WHIO, Aug. 18, 2026), and the group's leader said it would try to overturn the AES Ohio agreement.

The full record

Status note
City commission approved development and construction-power agreements, and by Aug. 18, 2026 an agreement with AES Ohio for permanent power; Meta was named as the company behind the project that day. Barn demolition on the site began in May 2026.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.