Google continues to expand its data centers in Ohio through two major developments located in Lancaster and Columbus. The projects form part of Google’s multi-billion-dollar investment program aimed at strengthening its cloud and AI infrastructure across the United States. Together, the Lancaster and Columbus campuses will complement Google’s existing New Albany facility. They continue to grow Ohio as a key hub for hyperscale data center operations. The data centers are also expected to operate on carbon-free energy through long-term renewable PPAs like one signed with TotalEnergies.
Project Factsheet: Google Lancaster Data Center
Developer/Owner: Google LLC.
Location: 105 Whiley Road, Lancaster, Ohio.
Land Area: 120 acres.
Investment: Part of Google’s wider $4.4 billion regional investment initiative launched in 2019 for Central Ohio’s data center network.
Project Type: Hyperscale data center campus designed to support Google Cloud, Search, and AI workloads.
Status: First building completed in 2024. Full campus development ongoing.
Key Infrastructure: Advanced cooling, high-capacity fiber connectivity, and integration with renewable energy sources under Google’s carbon-free energy plan.
Project Factsheet: Google Columbus Data Center
Developer/Owner: Google LLC.
Location: 5076 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
Land Area: 500 acres.
Investment: Included in Google’s additional $2.3 billion investment announced in June 2024 for its three Ohio data center campuses – New Albany, Lancaster, and Columbus.
Project Type: Hyperscale data center complex.
Status: Under construction.
Power and Sustainability: Expected to operate on carbon-free energy through long-term renewable power purchase agreements (PPAs).
2 new Google data centers in Ohio currently under construction
Reported August 18, 2025 – Google is currently constructing 2 new data centers in Lancaster and Columbus, Ohio. Once finished, these data centers will support Google’s artificial intelligence innovation, particularly tools like Gmail, Search, and Maps.
Along with its $600 million data center in New Albany, Ohio, Google has two more sites in the Buckeye State. Google’s New Albany data center, which was started in November 2019, is now finished. Due to its energy infrastructure, developable property, and talent pool for the data
center, the tech company chose New Albany. Google bought the land in Lancaster and Columbus for future growth two years later.
In India Google is also embarking on a massive data center development that will be the largest in Asia at a cost of US$6 billion. It will be located in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the Alphabet’s unit’s first such investment in India
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According to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s statement in the release, the three locations will have a big impact on the expansion of Ohio’s data center and technology hub industries. Google on the other hand said that the planned data centers will increase its overall investment in Ohio to more than $2 billion.
The creation of the Columbus Google Cloud region last year helped clients grow internationally and those operating outside the area more readily reach their Midwest users. On any of the projects in Ohio, the business has not disclosed the names of the general contractors.
Site of the 2 new Google data centers in Ohio
According to a recent analysis from Dallas-based real estate services company CBRE on data center markets, major data center operators and hyper scalers like Google continue to express interest in Columbus as well as adjacent areas like New Albany, Hilliard, Dublin, and Delaware, Ohio.
This is due to the region’s abundant water and land resources, minimal danger of natural disasters, and strong tax incentives. Geographically speaking, Columbus is positioned in the heart of data center markets. They have already experienced significant growth, including Northern Virginia, Chicago, and Atlanta.
