Central Ohio Data Center Will Have Its Own Power Plant
- An Ohio state board approved a 250-megawatt natural gas power plant in Licking County to serve a data center without costing taxpayers or ratepayers.
- The power plant will supply electricity exclusively to Sidecat, LLC, an affiliate of Meta Platforms, Inc., according to the Ohio Power Siting Board.
- The plant will be built on 109 acres, will not connect to the electric grid, and will include 116 MW of battery energy storage to manage demand changes and prevent outages.
- Will-Power PH, LLC will build and operate the plant as reported by the siting board.
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Central Ohio data center will have its own power plant - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - An Ohio state board has approved a natural gas-powered electric generation plant in Licking County to serve a data center, saying taxpayers and ratepayers won't pay for power at the center. The power will be consumed by Sidecat, LLC, an affiliate of Meta Platforms, Inc., according to a news release by the Ohio Power Siting Board, which approved the construction of the 250-megawatt natural gas plant. "Taxpayers and ratepayer…
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Central Ohio data center will have its own power plant
(The Center Square) – An Ohio state board has approved a natural gas-powered electric generation plant in Licking County to serve a data center, saying taxpayers and ratepayers won’t pay for power at the center.
In June 2026, the American nuclear developer Elementl Power announced its intention to build a 1.5 gigawatt power plant in Meigs County, southeastern Ohio. The conventional nuclear has a reputation of endless construction sites and derailable budgets, most often passed on to users' bills. The small modular reactors retained for the site, BWRX-300 units provided by GE Vernova Hitachi, must instead assemble faster and rely entirely on private fund…
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