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SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna)

Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

ProposedOpposedRecord updated September 9, 2026

SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) is a proposed data center in Ravenna, Ohio (Portage County), operated by Ray Harner (landowner-developer). It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Ray Harner (landowner-developer)
Facility type
Data center
Location
Ravenna, Portage County, OH
Coordinates
41.1576, -81.2420 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
Not established from a public source
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
Opposed
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 20, 2026
    Proposed
    Ravenna City Council adopted a one-year citywide moratorium on data center construction in response to the proposal. Source: Ohio Data Centers (stopohiodatacenters.org)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Ravenna City Council's planning committee moved to impose a one-year citywide data center moratorium after public opposition; the moratorium was adopted April 20, 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Ravenna City Council's planning committee moved to impose a one-year citywide data center moratorium after public opposition; the moratorium was adopted April 20, 2026.

Source: The Portager

Notes on the record

Proposed on a State Route 14 parcel directly across from UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. Acreage, capacity and end user have not been made public; the landowner declined to comment. Distinct from Bitdeer's Shalersville Township campus elsewhere in Portage County.

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
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • 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.
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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with 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.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) in Ravenna?

Yes. Organized local opposition to SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Ravenna City Council's planning committee moved to impose a one-year citywide data center moratorium after public opposition; the moratorium was adopted April 20, 2026.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna)?

No lawsuit over SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) 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 SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) use?

No water withdrawal figure for SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna) 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 SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna), and how big is it?

Ray Harner (landowner-developer) is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "SR-14 Data Center Proposal (Ravenna)," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/harner-sr-14-ravenna-portage-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/harner-sr-14-ravenna-portage-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.Ravenna City Council rushes to block potential data center proposal · The Portager · retrieved September 9, 2026
  2. 2.Data Center Near My Home in Ohio? Find Out for Your County, Portage County entry · Ohio Data Centers (stopohiodatacenters.org) · retrieved September 9, 2026

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