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Cologix COL5

Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio · All 13 Cologix sites

Under constructionContestedRecord updated September 10, 2026

Cologix COL5 is a data center under construction in Lewis Center, Ohio (Delaware County), operated by Cologix. The public record puts it at 75 MW planned, 25 acres, a reported $1 billion 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

Under construction

Operator
Cologix
Facility type
Data center
Location
Lewis Center, Delaware County, OH
Coordinates
40.1909, -83.0111
Power capacity
75 MW planned
Land
25 acres
Investment
$1 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
AEP Ohio
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
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.

  1. June 1, 2026
    Under construction
    under construction per Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting action, June 1, 2026 (reported) Source: Signal Cleveland / Signal Ohio

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Cologix COL5 in Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved Cologix COL5's $42.3M tax exemption on 2026-06-02, days after Gov.

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.

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved Cologix COL5's $42.3M tax exemption on 2026-06-02, days after Gov. Mike DeWine announced (2026-05-29) a statewide pause on new data-center tax exemptions -- with Cologix's project specifically carved out and exempted from that pause. The moratorium itself followed a documented 'local political backlash, with residents complaining about the facilities' size and environmental impact,' concern over 'massive energy use' and electricity-price increases from grid upgrades, and a grassroots petition drive to ban large data-center projects statewide (press conference held 2026-06-02 during legislative hearings). Classified 'contested': this specific project was approved via an explicit carve-out from a moratorium created BY that same statewide backlash.

Source

Notes on the record

Address 6787 Green Meadows Drive, Lewis Center OH 43035, southeast corner of Green Meadows Drive and Home Road, Orange Township. Power to be supplied by AEP. Phase 1 (135,000 sq ft, 25MW) construction began June 2025, targeted completion fall 2026; may expand to 75MW. Received 50%/10-year Ohio sales tax exemption (~$42.3M combined with the Licking County site) plus a 10-year 50% Delaware County property tax abatement, approved at the June 1, 2026 Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting, the last such approval before Gov. DeWine's announced pause on new data center tax breaks. Coordinates are the Lewis Center/Orange Township town centroid, not parcel-verified in this session, recommend a follow-up parcel-level geocode of 6787 Green Meadows Drive before publishing at high precision.

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
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.

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 Cologix COL5 data center in Lewis Center?

Yes. Cologix COL5 in Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved Cologix COL5's $42.3M tax exemption on 2026-06-02, days after Gov.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Cologix COL5 data center?

No lawsuit over Cologix COL5 appears in the record we track as of September 10, 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 Cologix COL5 use?

No water withdrawal figure for Cologix COL5 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 Cologix COL5, and how big is it?

Cologix is the operator on record. We hold 13 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 75 MW. The site is recorded at 25 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Cologix COL5," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cologix-col5-orange-township-delaware-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/cologix-col5-orange-township-delaware-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.Ohio Tax Credit Authority meeting action, June 1, 2026 (reported) · Signal Cleveland / Signal Ohio · retrieved July 17, 2026
  2. 2.Orange Township data center among last projects approved before Ohio tax-break pause · Delaware Source · retrieved July 17, 2026
  3. 3.Ohio Tax Credit Authority Meeting Minutes, June 1, 2026 · Ohio Department of Development · retrieved July 17, 2026
  4. 4.Denver company Cologix starts work on Lewis Center AI data center · Delaware County Regional Planning Commission (news clipping) · retrieved July 17, 2026
  5. 5.Delaware County parcel/GIS record (parcel 31823025001002 (ALTPARCELID 318-230-25-001-002)) · Delaware County GIS / Assessor · retrieved July 18, 2026
  6. 6.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
  7. 7.Ohio approves last data center exemption before moratorium · retrieved September 10, 2026

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