Sue Data Centers

Data Center Registry

Project Shelby

Canton, Stark County, Ohio

ProposedNo reception on recordRecord updated October 15, 2026

Project Shelby is a proposed data center in Canton, Ohio (Stark County), operated by Panattoni Development Co. The public record puts it at 320 MW planned.

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
Panattoni Development Co.
Facility type
Data center
Location
Canton, Stark County, OH
Coordinates
40.7998, -81.3356 (approximate)
Power capacity
320 MW planned
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
No reception on record
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. October 9, 2026
    Proposed
    Listed as proposed, 320 MW, water-cooled, ~400,000 gal/day peak water demand. Source: The Canton Repository (via Yahoo News)
  2. August 13, 2026
    Proposed
    Panattoni announced a community open house for Project Shelby on the nearly 91-acre former Ford property south of Georgetown Rd NE; site plans submitted to the Building Department; end user unnamed. Source: The Canton Repository (via Yahoo News)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 15, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Project Shelby in Canton, Stark 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.

If you live near this site and something is happening that this page does not show, that is worth telling us. Send us the document and it goes in the record with the source attached. For sites where opposition is already established, see every contested site we track.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

Operator is the developer (Panattoni); the end user is unnamed ('a major American technology company that provides digital services such as cloud computing'). Do NOT infer Amazon: WHBC only says Panattoni is 'most often associated with Amazon'. The lead's ~324 MW was not found in any source consulted as of October 2026; the Repository (Oct 9 2026) gives 320 MW, single-source. Property is 'nearly 91 acres' owned by A&J Urban Development (Repository Aug 13), no land area is recorded because the figure is approximate and ownership/lease to Panattoni is not stated. Panattoni's page says it is 'completing engineering, environmental review, and permitting', ~30-month build. Coordinates: OSM intersection node of Marietta Ave NE and Georgetown St NE (Overpass node 199939548; sources say 'Georgetown Road NE'); the site is SE of that corner, between Marietta and Trump Aves off 8th St NE, so approximate (likely within ~0.5 km). Not a duplicate of Amazon Perry Township Data Center (Panattoni's other Stark project, Faircrest St SW, Perry Township, 240 MW), the Repository lists both separately, nor of Midwest Digital Gateway (Central Avenue SE, Canton), in SE Canton. Site is the former Ford property in northeast Canton.

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
  • Land area
  • 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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
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.

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.

Tell us about your situation

Living near Project Shelby?

Tell us the basics. Where a participating attorney in your state is available, we may share your information with them with your consent. Free, no obligation, and no guarantee anyone will contact you.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Project Shelby data center in Canton?

Nothing on record as of October 15, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Project Shelby in Canton, Stark 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 Project Shelby data center?

No lawsuit over Project Shelby appears in the record we track as of October 15, 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 Project Shelby use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Shelby 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 Project Shelby, and how big is it?

Panattoni Development Co. is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 320 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Shelby," updated October 15, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/panattoni-project-shelby-canton-oh.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/panattoni-project-shelby-canton-oh, retrieved October 29, 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.Project Shelby (City of Canton; ~30-month construction; completing engineering, environmental review and permitting) · Panattoni Development Co. (project site) · retrieved October 15, 2026
  2. 2.Developers to host open house for proposed data center on former Ford property in Canton (Panattoni 'Project Shelby', nearly 91-acre site south of Georgetown Rd NE; site plans submitted; Aug 13, 2026) · The Canton Repository (via Yahoo News) · retrieved October 15, 2026
  3. 3.Open House for Another Proposed Canton Data Center (Project Shelby, industrial land off 8th St NE between Marietta and Trump Aves; Aug 14, 2026) · News-Talk 1480 WHBC · retrieved October 15, 2026
  4. 4.Can Canton spare enough water for 4 proposed data centers? (Panattoni Project Shelby: 320 MW, water-cooled, ~400,000 gal/day peak, proposed; Oct 9, 2026) · The Canton Repository (via Yahoo News) · retrieved October 15, 2026

Is a data center disrupting your home?

Tell us what is happening. Where a participating attorney who handles data center cases in your state is available, we may share your information with them with your consent. It is free and carries no obligation, but we cannot promise that anyone will contact you.

  • Tell us about your situation
  • Independent attorneys
  • No obligation
Tell us about your situationDo I even have a case?

Attorney or law firm handling data center matters? Speak with us