Microsoft Columbus data center

Microsoft · Columbus, Ohio

StatusUnder construction

CapacityNot reported

Investment$1B

First seenOct 28, 2024

Latest newsOct 14, 2026

Confidencehigh

Open in the Project Atlas

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Status timeline

1. Oct 28, 2024Announced The Columbus Dispatch
2. Apr 8, 2025Cancelled / Blocked Data Center Dynamics
3. Apr 8, 2025Cancelled Data Center Dynamics
4. Mar 4, 2026Under construction NBC4 WCMH-TV
5. Mar 4, 2026Revived NBC4 WCMH-TV
6. Oct 14, 2026Expansion Construction Review

News about this project

• $1 Billion Microsoft Licking County Data Center Expansion Moves From Pause to ConstructionConstruction Review · Oct 14, 2026 · Expansion
• Microsoft breaks ground on two Licking County data centersNBC4 WCMH-TV · Mar 4, 2026 · Under construction
• Microsoft tapped the brakes on its $1B Ohio data center plan. Local leaders still believeThe Columbus Dispatch · Apr 10, 2025 · Announced
• Microsoft 'not moving forward' with $1B Licking County data center plans right nowWCHS · Apr 8, 2025 · Announced
• Microsoft pauses $1bn data center plans in Licking County, OhioData Center Dynamics · Apr 8, 2025 · Cancelled / Blocked
• Microsoft pushes back $1 billion plan for data centers in central OhioThe Columbus Dispatch · Apr 7, 2025 · Announced
• Microsoft buys another 43 acres in Pataskala for $11.4 million amid data center projectsThe Columbus Dispatch · Dec 3, 2024 · Announced
• Microsoft spending $1 billion to build multiple data center campuses in Licking CountyThe Columbus Dispatch · Oct 28, 2024 · Announced
• Microsoft to build 3 data centers in Licking County as part of $1 billion investment10TV · Oct 28, 2024 · Announced