Microsoft Licking County Datacenter Program

New Albany / Heath / Hebron, Ohio, United StatesUnder constructionProgram

Headline capacity: See constituent sites
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

Microsoft Licking County Datacenter Program comprises distinct physical campuses. Microsoft Licking County Datacenter Program is located in New Albany / Heath / Hebron, OH, US and is a development program in construction status.

Constituent sites / phases

Microsoft Heath Datacenter · Data center campus Microsoft Hebron Datacenter · Data center campus Microsoft New Albany Datacenter · Data center campus

Capacity

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Milestones (3)

USD1bn three-campus program and state exemption approved

Oct 28, 2024 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Microsoft paused the three-site plan while retaining land and infrastructure commitments

Apr 8, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Microsoft impact report describes three campuses targeting operation by end-2029

Jun 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Status changed

Source not linked

Participants

Microsoft

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

Microsoft's datacenter economic impact in Licking County, OH · Jun 1, 2026 · Corroborating

Developer (1)

Ohio datacenter community page · Primary

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Announced initial investment

Reported rounded

$1 billion

Source

Construction economic activity since 2024

Reported rounded

$55 million

Source

Community investment since 2024

Reported rounded

$1.40 million

Source

Financing records

Announced sponsor capital program

$1bn

Oct 28, 2024

Initial investment across three campuses; not allocated by site and not evidence of debt.

Parties & sources

Microsoft (Sponsor)

Sources (2)

Ohio Data Center Tax Exemption Projects Summary · Jun 10, 2026
Microsoft pauses USD1bn data center plans in Licking County · Apr 8, 2025

Incentives

Incentive

100% for 15 years

Approved · Ohio Tax Credit Authority

Official project summary: USD72.5m estimated value; term/application dates require contract retrieval.

Site & development

Future annual construction roles

Reported rounded

350 roles

Source

Additional project facts

Physical campus count

Reported rounded

3 campuses

Source

Physical datacenter count claim

Reported rounded

3 datacenters

Source

Program operational target

Actual

2029-12-31

Source

Local jobs supported to date

Reported rounded

450 jobs

Source

Future work hours

Reported rounded

2.2 million work hours

Source

Status history

Actual

Paused April 2025; active development resumed in 2026

Source

Program capacity disclosed

Actual

False

Source

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.