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QTS Van Wert Data Center Campus

Van Wert, Ohio, United StatesProposed
Evidence
Planned / design
500 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

QTS plans a seven-building data center campus on roughly 902 acres in Van Wert, Ohio. The company describes a five-to-six-year build program, investment of up to $10 billion, closed-loop cooling, and privately funded energy infrastructure developed with AEP Ohio.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

500 MW

Source

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

Planned phased campusAnnounced or preconstruction

7 buildings

QTS plans a seven-building data center campus on roughly 902 acres in Van Wert, Ohio. The company describes a five-to-six-year build program, investment of up to $10 billion, closed-loop cooling, and privately funded energy infrastructure developed with AEP Ohio.

Milestones (1)
QTS and the City of Van Wert announced the campus

May 29, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Participants

QTS Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Reported investment

Reported rounded

$10,000,000,000

Source

Site & development

Location context

Actual

QTS Van Wert Data Center Campus | Van Wert | Ohio | US

Source

Site area

Actual

902 acres

Source

Building count

Actual

7 buildings

Source

Construction duration

Actual

5–6 Years

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Proposed

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

500 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load. QTS confirms the campus, but the 500 MW figure remains a public record tracked future design boundary.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Cooling system

Potential or planned

Closed-loop cooling designed not to consume cooling water once operational.

Electric grid

Potential or planned

500 MW

QTS/AEP planning boundary; project-specific infrastructure is to be privately funded.

Air authorization · Documented

QTS Van Wert campus

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Sources (1)

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