Urbana Technology Hub (Thor Equities / CyrusOne)
Urbana, Champaign County, OH
Urbana Technology Hub (Thor Equities / CyrusOne) is an announced data center project in Urbana, OH, backed by Thor Equities with CyrusOne. The record lists an estimated investment of $1 billion. Thor Equities' $1B, ~460,000 sq ft single-story data center (CyrusOne joined as operator in 2026) received annexation, M-1 zoning (Apr 2025) and a CRA abatement (Nov 2025), but after 4,000+ petition signatures citing nearby Cedar Bog, Urbana rejected the site plan (Feb 2026), passed a 12-month moratorium (Mar 4, 2026) and repealed the data-center zoning (June 16, 2026). Thor sued in federal court June 19, 2026 and a court granted an early request in July; a charter amendment banning data centers goes to voters Nov 3, 2026. (Source dated 2026-06-23.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Project is real and well-documented in multiple credible sources; site plan rejected by Urbana in Feb 2026; city passed moratorium (Mar 2026) and repealed zoning (June 2026); Thor filed lawsuit June 19, 2026; court granted relief in July 2026; mediation resulted in settlement proposal as of Oct 2026. Source: https://www.wyso.org/environment-news/2026-06-23/urbana-backed-down-from-rules-paving-way-for-big-data-centers-now-a-developer-is-suing.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Records and documentation
Ohio state legislation
- PUCO Case No. 23-891-EL-AEC - New Albany Data Center (Silicon Heartland) Electric ArrangementPUCO approved Feb 2024 -- New Albany Data Center leases a substation/equipment from AEP Ohio for an 8-year term, part of the $500M Silicon Heartland Datacenter Campus build.Download
- PUCO Case No. 24-0508-EL-ATA - AEP Ohio Data Center TariffFiled May 2024; PUCO adopted a settlement (July 2025) requiring 25MW+ data center customers to commit to ≥85% minimum-take of subscribed capacity, 12-year contracts, 3-year exit fee. Companion Mobile Data Center tariff in the same docket. The template several other states' tariffs since referenced.Download
- PUCO Case No. 25-0958-EL-AIR - AES Ohio Rate Case (Data Center Rate Class)Unopposed settlement filed ~July 2026 creating a separate Data Center rate class for AES Ohio, tied to ~2.1GW of contracted data-center load. PUCO order expected Dec 2026.Download
- Marysville Community Reinvestment Area Agreement (City Council Meeting Packet)Community Reinvestment Area agreement/council packet governing tax and community terms for a Marysville, Ohio data center project.Download
- HB 983 - Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection ActEstablishes accountability and citizen-protection requirements for data centers.Download
- HF2690 - Data center water/energy use reporting and tariffsRequires reporting and tariff requirements for water and energy use by data centers.Download
- Ohio Supreme Court Case No. 2025-1458 - Appeal of AEP Data Center TariffOhio Manufacturers' Association appeal (filed Nov 2025) challenging PUCO's approval of the AEP data center tariff (24-0508-EL-ATA) as based on unreasonable assumptions. Still pending.Download
- SB374 - Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptionsDescription comingDownload
- HB710 - Prohibit public support, limit construction of, new data centersDescription comingDownload
- HB646 - Create the Data Center Study CommissionDescription comingDownload
- HB999 - Prohibit property tax exemptions for data centersDescription comingDownload
- HB957 - Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being grantedDescription comingDownload
- SB381 - Require PUCO approval to connect data centers to electrical gridDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Thor Equities with CyrusOne
- County
- Champaign County, OH
- Address
- Urbana, OH
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
Map
Photos
Aerial imageryAerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain)
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