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Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus

Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio · All 7 Bitdeer sites

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 24, 2026

Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus is a proposed data center in Shalersville Township, Ohio (Portage County), operated by Bitdeer. The public record puts it at 750 MW planned, 257 acres, a reported $300 million investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Bitdeer
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Shalersville Township, Portage County, OH
Coordinates
41.1990, -81.2450 (approximate)
Power capacity
750 MW planned
Land
257 acres
Investment
$300 million
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy)
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
200 permanent; 400 construction
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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. April 2026
    Proposed
    Shalersville Township trustees sign a 6-month extension of the township's data-center moratorium (in effect since October 2024), blocking any project approval through early November 2026. Source: News 5 Cleveland
  2. 2025
    Proposed
    Bitdeer, via local developer Geis Development, proposes a ~257-acre, up-to-750MW campus (150MW phase 1, 15 buildings total) at Turnpike Commerce Center. Source: News 5 Cleveland

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus in Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Standing-room-only town hall meetings; local opposition coverage from Kent Stater and The Portager.

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.

Standing-room-only town hall meetings; local opposition coverage from Kent Stater and The Portager. Shalersville Township has had a data-center moratorium in effect since October 2024, most recently extended through early November 2026 (signed April 7, 2026) to allow the township time to draft data-center-specific zoning regulations before any project can be permitted; trustees are separately considering making the moratorium permanent.

Source: News 5 Cleveland

Power and water

Coverage of the proposed 257-acre, up-to-750MW Turnpike Commerce Center campus (Bitdeer + Geis Development) confirms the site is attractive to Bitdeer for "long-term power availability" but no article reviewed (News5Cleveland town-hall coverage, The Portager, TheEnergyMag) discloses a specific interconnection MW figure.

Notes on the record

Turnpike Commerce Center, Shalersville Township, Portage County. Not yet approved, blocked by the township's active data-center moratorium (see community field). Distinct from Bitdeer's other tracked Ohio sites (Clarington, Whitetail Creek/Niles, and Massillon). Tax revenue projections ($2.17M annual increase at phase-1 completion) are Bitdeer's own company projections, not independently confirmed. Coordinates are an approximate geocode of Shalersville Township, not a confirmed parcel pin, no source gave exact site coordinates. Development partner: Geis Development.

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.

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 Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus in Shalersville Township?

Yes. Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus in Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Standing-room-only town hall meetings; local opposition coverage from Kent Stater and The Portager.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus?

No lawsuit over Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus appears in the record we track as of July 24, 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 Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus 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 Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

Bitdeer is the operator on record. We hold 7 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 750 MW. The site is recorded at 257 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus," updated July 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/bitdeer-shalersville-portage-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/bitdeer-shalersville-portage-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.Local developer, global tech firm plan major data center project in Portage County · News 5 Cleveland · retrieved July 10, 2026
  2. 2.Data center discussion spans 3+ hours as Shalersville mulls 257-acre project · News 5 Cleveland · retrieved July 10, 2026
  3. 3.Bitdeer looks to develop 750MW data center campus in Ohio · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 10, 2026
  4. 4.Asian crypto mining company and Geis partner to bring data center to Shalersville · The Portager · retrieved July 10, 2026
  5. 5.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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