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AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon)
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AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) is a permitted data center in Manchester, Ohio (Adams County), operated by Amazon Web Services (land held via Buck Canyon Properties). The public record puts it at announced February 2026, 1.3 GW planned, 1,000 acres, a reported $10 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Permitted
- Operator
- Amazon Web Services (land held via Buck Canyon Properties)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Manchester, Adams County, OH
- Coordinates
- 38.6378, -83.6931 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 1.3 GW planned
- Land
- 1,000 acres
- Investment
- $10 billion
- Announced
- February 2026
- Utility
- AES Ohio
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 500 permanent
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- 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.
- February 18, 2026PermittedU.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued Nationwide Permit No. 39 for site work near the former Stuart/Killen power-plant sites. Source: WCPO
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sprigg Township passed a 12-month data center moratorium (2026-02-26) after residents learned of the project; a resident-founded group (Conserve Ohio) is pushing a statewide ban on large-scale data centers, citing rising electricity costs and water/environmental concerns.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Sprigg Township passed a 12-month data center moratorium (2026-02-26) after residents learned of the project; a resident-founded group (Conserve Ohio) is pushing a statewide ban on large-scale data centers, citing rising electricity costs and water/environmental concerns.
Power and water
AWS will fund, build, own, and operate an on-site substation; site sits on ~1,000 acres including a former DP&L landfill, near the retired J.M. Stuart coal plant.
Notes on the record
No formal development proposal has been filed with Adams County per county officials as of Aug 2026, but a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 39 was issued 2026-02-18 covering site work, and the county's own AWS project page states initial earthwork is expected in 2026 (general contractor not yet determined).
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.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
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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.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) in Manchester?
Yes. AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sprigg Township passed a 12-month data center moratorium (2026-02-26) after residents learned of the project; a resident-founded group (Conserve Ohio) is pushing a statewide ban on large-scale data centers, citing rising electricity costs and water/environmental concerns.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon)?
No lawsuit over AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) appears in the record we track as of September 9, 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 AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) use?
No water withdrawal figure for AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon) 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 AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon), and how big is it?
Amazon Web Services (land held via Buck Canyon Properties) is the operator on record. We hold 54 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 1.3 GW. The site is recorded at 1000 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon)," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/aws-sprigg-township-adams-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/aws-sprigg-township-adams-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.AWS - Adams County, OH (official project page) · Amazon / Adams County, OH · retrieved August 27, 2026
- 2.Adams County data center gets federal permit, as voters sign petitions to block it · WCPO · retrieved August 27, 2026
- 3.Adams County residents fear environmental and utility costs of possible data center · WVXU · retrieved August 27, 2026
- 4.Sprigg Township, OH Passes Data Center Moratorium · Food & Water Watch · retrieved August 27, 2026
- 5.Adams County residents fear environmental and utility costs of possible data center · WVXU · retrieved September 9, 2026
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