This canonical record consolidates 3 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | n.a. in this record |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Pickaway County, OH |
| Address | 800 MW gas plant escalated to the Ohio Supreme Court |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 800 MW |
| Aliases | Ashville Energy Center |
| Project profile | 1 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 1 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 1 rows |
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
Limitation: Fact sheet names no individual in the fetched portion.
Key data: 800 MW
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.
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
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.