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Heath, OH · Licking County · 40.015°N 82.460°W

Microsoft Heath Data Center

Microsoft

Under constructionMixed-useConfirmed

Key facts

Location
Heath, OH, Licking County
Capacity
—
Powered by
Grid
Announced
2024-10
Last updated

Civic impact

Economics

Land
227 acres
Jobs
400 construction

Energy & water

Energy source
Grid · Utility: AEP Ohio
Cooling
Evaporative

Powered from the AEP Ohio grid as part of Microsoft's Central Ohio (Licking County) expansion.

Microsoft's Licking County datacenters use direct evaporative cooling per Microsoft; no Heath-specific operational water-use (MGD) figure is published.

Public subsidies

  • Ohio data-center sales/use-tax exemption (R.C. 122.175), 15-yr, awarded by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority Oct 28 2024 for Microsoft's three Licking County campuses (New Albany, Heath, Hebron); combined value estimated ~$72.5M (Policy Matters Ohio), not disaggregated by site. Microsoft declined real-estate tax abatements at Hebron/Heath, benefiting Lakewood Local Schools.
    State of Ohio · 2024
    Ohio data centers exploit tax break

Community sentiment

Supported

Microsoft agreed not to take real-estate tax abatements at Heath or Hebron, benefiting Lakewood Local School District. Heath Mayor praised cooperative planning process and noted off-site infrastructure improvements along Thornwood Drive corridor.

Heath breaks ground on Microsoft data center expected to bring hundreds of jobs

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Announced as part of $1B Licking County investment; Microsoft purchases 227 acres at 975 Thornwood Dr SW, Heath for over $32M

    Heath breaks ground on Microsoft data center expected to bring hundreds of jobs
  2. Proposed

    Microsoft pauses all Licking County sites

  3. Under construction

    Groundbreaking February 24, 2026; AMES Construction as general contractor; mass grading began February, targeted complete November 2026

    Heath datacenter construction updates - Microsoft Local

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

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