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Data center project · Brown County, Ohio

Mount Orab Mega Site data center proposal

Proposed · A data center proposed for the village's 1,000-plus-acre industrial mega site prompted heavy opposition and a statewide constitutional amendment petition.

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Status
Proposed · as of Sept. 16, 2026
Location
Mount Orab · Brown County
Status note
The village planning commission was still revising a high-tech overlay district that would govern data centers; no vote had been taken.
Land
1,000 acres
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. Sept. 16, 2026 Residents filled a planning commission meeting on a revised high-tech overlay with noise, screening and application rules; no vote was taken, and earlier zoning of the site had been found improperly adopted. (FOX19 (WXIX), Sept. 16, 2026)
  2. March 9, 2026 A Brown County group opposed to the project announced a petition for a state constitutional amendment barring data centers above 25 MW. (WKRC Local 12, March 9, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Developer and end user not named in the sources opened; acreage is the mega site's reported size (1,000+ acres).

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