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Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta)

Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio · All 4 Ark Data Centers sites

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated July 25, 2026

Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) is an operating data center in Independence, Ohio (Cuyahoga County), operated by Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta). The public record puts it at announced May 2016.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta)
Facility type
Data center
Location
Independence, Cuyahoga County, OH
Coordinates
41.3606, -81.6325
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
May 2016
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Ohio Tax Credit Authority, sales/use tax exemption for data center equipment (50%, 10-yr), State of Ohio, 2026
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. August 2022
    Operating
    Expanded by 14,000 sq ft (to 40,000 sq ft total) and +1MW of power capacity. Source: Data Center Dynamics
  2. 2017
    Operating
    Facility opened at 25,000 sq ft. Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of July 25, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) in Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Public money on the record

ProgramAmountGranted byYear
Ohio Tax Credit Authority, sales/use tax exemption for data center equipment (50%, 10-yr)Not establishedState of Ohio2026

Notes on the record

7300 E Pleasant Valley Rd, Independence, Cuyahoga County (Cleveland metro). Rebranded from Involta to Ark Data Centers May 15, 2024 (Carlyle-backed). Fiber-ring-connected to the company's Akron facilities for real-time twinned services, per the City of Independence's own economic development page (independent of operator marketing). A single third-party directory cites 1.5MW capacity, uncorroborated elsewhere, omitted from capacityMw rather than stated as fact. No source supports a Tier rating or 2N+ UPS claim for this specific site (an unrelated "Cleveland" line item on the operator's own rollup page does not reconcile with this facility's known footprint), no Tier/redundancy field set. No AI/HPC-specific marketing found.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) data center in Independence?

Nothing on record as of July 25, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) in Independence, Cuyahoga County, Ohio appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) data center?

No lawsuit over Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) appears in the record we track as of July 25, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta), and how big is it?

Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta) is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta)," updated July 25, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/ark-data-centers-independence-cuyahoga-county-oh.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/ark-data-centers-independence-cuyahoga-county-oh, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Involta expands data center in Independence, Ohio · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 10, 2026
  2. 2.Featured Project, Involta Data Center · City of Independence, Ohio · retrieved July 10, 2026
  3. 3.Involta Is Now Ark Data Centers · PR Newswire · retrieved July 10, 2026
  4. 4.Cuyahoga County parcel/GIS record (parcel 56410036) · Cuyahoga County GIS / Assessor · retrieved July 18, 2026
  5. 5.Business Journal Daily, "Involta to Build Data Center in Independence" · retrieved July 25, 2026
  6. 6.Signal Akron, "$4.5 million tax credit will help data center expand in Akron" · retrieved July 25, 2026

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