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Ashville Energy Center

This record consolidates 3 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

unknownproject status
VERIFIED_PRIMARYbest evidence tier
3linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developern.a. in this record
JurisdictionPickaway County, OH
AddressNot published
Location precisionparcel or bounded site
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity800 MW
AliasesAshville Energy Center
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile1 rows
Intent / permits1 rows
Civic / infrastructure0 rows
ECON DEV CONTACT

Ashville Energy Center: econ dev contact

VERIFIED_PRIMARY

Pickaway Progress Partnership (P3) is the economic development agent for Pickaway County and its municipalities including Ashville, with a published phone.

Key data: Pickaway Progress Partnership (P3), (740) 420-6498, pickawayprogress.com

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Limitation: Fact sheet names no individual in the fetched portion.

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OTHER (pending large behind-the-meter generation filing tied to data center development)

Ashville Energy Center: other (pending large behind-the-meter generation filing tied to data center development)

"Pending"

Key data: 800 MW

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: Filing date 5/12/26

Limitation: A separate grid-connected "Ashville Energy Center" (26-0746-EL-BGN, Pike County, 2,000 MW) is listed as Pre-Application in the same table. Table does not name a data center offtaker.

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COMMUNITY OPPOSITION OR LITIGATION

Ashville Energy Center: community opposition or litigation

Contested / referendum pending

A village-level referendum fight over the 800 MW gas plant escalated to the Ohio Supreme Court; residents raised aquifer contamination and proximity to adjacent ballfields. Ashville earlier denied a 490-acre annexation 4-2 and adopted a 180-day moratorium.

Key data: OPSB case 26-0196-EL-BGN; 800 MW on ~195–200 acres; annexation of 490 acres denied 4-2; 180-day moratorium adopted 2025-12-20

Claim classification: Not yet assigned · Retrieved: 2026-08-29

Status date: 2026-08

Limitation: Corroborated by [Save Ohio Parks](https://saveohioparks.org/2026/08/21/against-all-odds-a-tiny-ohio-village-fights-an-international-data-center-consortium-and-its-800-mw-gas-plant/), [The Daily BS](https://thedailybs.com/2026/08/10/village-voters-get-say-in-multi-million-dollar-data-center-project/), and [Ryan Grissinger issue tracker](https://ryangrissinger.com/issues/data-centers/OH-DC-0030). Supreme Court case number not captured.

Sources

Evidence and provenance

  • Pickaway Progress Partnership ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: Fact sheet names no individual in the fetched portion.
  • Ohio Power Siting Board (PUCO) ↗ · Retrieved 2026-08-29 · VERIFIED PRIMARY
    Limitation: A separate grid-connected "Ashville Energy Center" (26-0746-EL-BGN, Pike County, 2,000 MW) is listed as Pre-Application in the same table. Table does not name a data center offtaker.

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