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New Albany, Licking County, OH40.073, -82.808

New Albany Data Center (Meta)

Under ConstructionData Center

Meta Platforms

New Albany, Licking County, OH

Verification88/100

How corroborated this project is, 0 to 100, built from primary evidence: permits, utility interconnection filings, procurement notices and hiring activity. Higher means more independent sources confirm it.

Meta’s expanding New Albany campus, one of the earliest hyperscale anchors in the corridor. Later phases add capacity and on-site solar procurement.

Investment$1.5B
Power demand400 MW
Jobs300
Serving utilityAEP Ohio

Development stage

  1. Site Selection
  2. Pre-Construction
  3. Permitting
  4. Construction

Project timeline

Every detected update, newest first

  1. On-site solar PPA signedProcurement+3 evidence

    Meta executed a power-purchase agreement for a nearby solar array.

    Jun 28, 2026Corporate ESG report
  2. Prometheus gigawatt supercluster progressingAnnouncement+4 evidence

    Buildings 14-19 advancing with on-site gas generation online, supporting a 1GW+ AI supercluster at Beech Rd.

    Jun 20, 2026Trade press
  3. On-site 200MW gas plant authorizedUtility+5 evidence

    New Albany council authorized a Meta subsidiary (Sidecat) to build a 200MW behind-the-meter gas plant supporting the Prometheus campus.

    Jun 15, 2026New Albany council
  4. Phase 4 grading permitPermit+2 evidence

    New grading permit expands the campus footprint north.

    Apr 5, 2026Licking County permits
  5. Operations team expansionHiring+2 evidence

    Multiple site-reliability and security postings opened.

    Feb 11, 2026Job board aggregation

Procurement opportunities

2 tracked

  • Structured cabling & fiber plant78
    Networking$42M63% procure
    Window closes Sep 25, 2026
  • Backup generation package72
    Power$55M60% procure
    Window closes Sep 10, 2026