Data Center Registry
Cogent Data Center Akron
Akron, Summit County, Ohio · All 5 Cogent Communications sites
Cogent Data Center Akron is an operating data center in Akron, Ohio (Summit County), operated by Cogent Communications. The public record puts it at 5 MW operating, 2.6 acres.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Cogent Communications
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 120 North Broadway Street, Akron, Summit County, OH, 44304
- Coordinates
- 41.0876, -81.5183 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 5 MW operating
- Land
- 2.6 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- 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
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- No reception on record
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of August 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Cogent Data Center Akron in Akron, Summit 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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Notes on the record
Located in the Cascade Valley neighborhood. Capacity (5.0 MW total / 4.41 MW usable) is press-sourced (Avison Young sale/lease listing via Data Center Dynamics/SDxCentral, Feb 2025), not disclosed on Cogent's own operator page. The facility was marketed for sale/lease as of Feb 2025 (asking $44.1M -- a real-estate listing price, not a capex investment figure) but was confirmed NOT part of Cogent's June 2026 10-facility sale to I Squared Capital; Cogent's own site continues to advertise active colocation service here.
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
- Permanent jobs promised
- How the community has received it
- Which utility serves it
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.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- 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.
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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.
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- Ark Data Centers Akron II (fka Involta) · Akron · Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta)2 mi · Operating · 1 MW
- Ark Data Centers Akron I (fka Involta) · Akron · Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta)2 mi · Operating · 1 MW
- BIT Mining / Viking Data Centers, Akron · Akron · BIT Mining / Viking Data Centers3 mi · Operating · 150 MW
- SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) · Ravenna · Ray Harner (landowner-developer)15 mi · Proposed · Opposed
- Bitdeer Shalersville Data Center Campus · Shalersville Township · Bitdeer16 mi · Proposed · 750 MW · Contested
- Ark Data Centers Independence (fka Involta) · Independence · Ark Data Centers (formerly Involta)20 mi · Operating
- Bitdeer Massillon Facility · Massillon · Bitdeer22 mi · Operating · 221 MW · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Cogent Data Center Akron in Akron?
Nothing on record as of August 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Cogent Data Center Akron in Akron, Summit 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 Cogent Data Center Akron?
No lawsuit over Cogent Data Center Akron appears in the record we track as of August 2, 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 Cogent Data Center Akron use?
No water withdrawal figure for Cogent Data Center Akron 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 Cogent Data Center Akron, and how big is it?
Cogent Communications is the operator on record. We hold 5 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 5 MW. The site is recorded at 2.6 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Cogent Data Center Akron," updated August 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cogent-akron-summit-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/cogent-akron-summit-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.Cogent Communications -- Akron Data Center · Cogent Communications · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 2.Where 7 data centers operate in Summit County and why it matters · Signal Akron · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 3.Cogent Puts Four Data Centers Up for Sale in US · SDxCentral · retrieved August 2, 2026
- 4.Cogent Communications Announces Closing of Sale of 10 Data Center Facilities · Cogent Communications · retrieved August 2, 2026
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