Data center project · Licking County, Ohio

Microsoft Heath data center site

Stalled · Microsoft bought 227 acres in Heath for a campus slated to start in summer 2025, then paused it.

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Status
Stalled · as of April 8, 2025
Location
Thornwood Drive, Heath · Licking County
Status note
Microsoft paused the project but kept the land.
Land
227 acres
Developer and team
Microsoft
End user
Microsoft
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.

Updates, newest first

  1. April 8, 2025 Microsoft paused the Heath campus, which had been slated for construction in summer 2025, saying it would keep evaluating the site. (DatacenterDynamics, April 8, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Microsoft said land at two of the three sites would be kept farmable; the source does not say which.

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