AWS New Albany · New Albany, OH

Last change recorded 2026-10-04 · Last checked 2026-10-04

OwnerAmazon

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IT power, end of 2026213 MW

Planned end state338 MW

First power2024-12-01

Build-out complete2027-07-01 (est.)

Power pathGrid supply

Binding stepNo data yet

First power vs announcedNo announced date on record

Full build-out vs announcedNo announced date on record

Utility / power partnersAEP Ohio

Rate or tariff fight

Latest: Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · Full build-out complete · 2027-07-01 (plan) · recorded 2026-10-04

Part of AWS's $7.8bn Central Ohio investment, served by AEP Ohio. In July 2025 the PUCO approved AEP Ohio's data-center tariff: new loads above 25 MW pay at least 85 % of subscribed capacity for up to 12 years, after about 30 GW of interconnection requests. · source ◐ secondary, confidence medium

Recorded readiness — 1 of 5 applicable milestones have a dated public record

○ Land○ Permits● Grid supply 2025-07· Generation○ Water· Financing○ Construction

Gate to first power — target 2024-12-01 (estimate) · path: Grid supply · each step must finish its lead time before the target

1 of 1 required steps have a public date. Red = recorded date past the rule-based deadline · grey "no public date" = required step without a record · green = on record in time · context steps never colour.

	Step	Must finish by	Others did it	Known date	Status	Basis
	Grid supply agreed	2024-03-01 (9 mo before)	7 mo before (n=11)	2025-07-01	recorded 16 mo after the deadline	PUCO approves AEP Ohio data-center tariff (July 2025) · ◐
	Full build-out complete (context)	2025-12-01 (-12 mo before)	—	2027-07-01 plan	context	Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐

This site is energized; lights only show how its recorded steps compared with the lead times.

Lead-time assumptions

Site secured 15 months before first power — Land under control and campus announced. Rarely binding; shown for context.
Permits in hand 0 months before first power — Final air and siting permits. Operators often energize on standard or temporary authorisations and receive the major permit later; flagged only when the permit lands more than 6 months after first power or is missing for an on-site plant.
Grid supply agreed 9 months before first power — Interconnection or large-load agreement approved. Observed median 7 months before first power; the physical works (substation, lines) run in parallel with construction.
Substation and lines energized 2 months before first power — Utility delivery point live; final tests before the load is taken.
New generation online 1 months before first power — Utility plant or on-site plant generating; needed just before energization when the grid cannot carry the load alone.
Major equipment on site 6 months before first power — Turbines, transformers, switchgear delivered; installation and commissioning take the remaining months.
Construction started 24 months before first power — Groundbreaking of the building that gives first power. Observed 4-26 months for recent AI campuses; Meta's redesigned campuses took 35-58.
Building ready for IT 0 months before first power — First building ready for IT. 'Complete' or 'opened' is usually reported after first power; flagged only beyond 3 months.
Full build-out complete -12 months before first power — All announced buildings operational. Comes after first power by design; context only.
Water supply secured 12 months before first power — Water rights, municipal agreement or desalination contract in hand. Context only; one of the feasibility items.
Financing closed 12 months before first power — Project financing, anchor lease or committed capital announced. Context only; not applicable when the owner is a hyperscaler building on its balance sheet.

Dated steps (from the sources; later dates are plans)

2024-12-01 First powerFirst power (Epoch) · ◐

2025-07-01 Grid supply agreedPUCO approves AEP Ohio data-center tariff (July 2025) · ◐

2027-07-01 plan Full build-out completeBuild-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐

Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)

2022-07-01—Land clearing begins for Buildings 5-9 (eastern campus).

2024-12-01113 MWBuildings 5-9 (eastern campus) operational. [New Albany’s Dec. 2024 report](https://newalbanyohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CD-2024-12.pdf) lists AWS partial occupancy for 5 buildings at the eastern campus. Note tha

2026-03-12213 MWMiddle campus Buildings 10, 12, 13, and 14 appear complete/likely operational. Building 11 is still installing backup generators, so it is not counted as operational. Based on satellite imagery, northern campus Buildings

2026-05-18213 MWSatellite imagery shows Building 1 in the northern campus still appears structurally finished, with no visible change from the prior two months, but we're still not counting it operational due to visible construction wor

2027-07-01 est.338 MWExpected operational date for the remaining tracked buildings (11, and 1-4) across the three campuses. This estimate is based on the previous buildings taking roughly 1.5 years from steel framing to complete operational

Recorded fact grid supply agreed has a recorded date later than the rule-based deadline for a 2024-12-01 first power.

Calculated requirement Energized; watch the build-out timeline for the next buildings.

Sources (Epoch AI selection): City of New Albany Project Updates · New Albany Community Development Report - Dec. 2024 · New Albany Community Development Report - Aug. 2025 · Article reporting first signing of the project

Epoch AI, 'AI data centers', epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers (CC BY 4.0); coordinates from GeoNames cities500 (CC BY 4.0) and hand-entered places; overrides in tools/project_overrides.csv with their own sources. Campuses outside the Epoch dataset come from tools/campuses.csv (public reporting, source per row). Data retrieved 2026-10-05. Report a correction to contact@ailoadmap.com (campus id aws-new-albany; include the row and a source link).