Vultr Springfield Data Center
Springfield, Clark County, OH
Vultr / The Constant Company, a private operator, is building Vultr Springfield Data Center in Springfield, OH. The record lists an estimated investment of $1.3 billion. $1.3B GPU cloud facility expected to open early 2026; state approved 10-year 50% tax credit; ~100 permanent jobs by 2028. Reported 2025. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Multiple credible sources confirm Vultr (The Constant Company) is building a $1.3B GPU data center in Springfield, OH with state tax credits approved and construction underway. Source: https://www.wyso.org/news/2025-12-09/new-1-3-billion-data-center-in-springfield-expected-to-open-in-early-2026.
Project status
- Announced Dec 2, 2025
- Permitting
- Under construction
- Operational
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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
- Vultr / The Constant Company
- County
- Clark County, OH
- Address
- Springfield, OH
- Stage
- Under construction
Capacity and size: not on file
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