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Data centers in Athens County, Ohio

No data center in Athens County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. Athens County has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: Athens Township Trustees instituted a yearlong moratorium on approval of zoning permits for data center in early August 2026 (Athens Township), September 11, 2026.

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No data center in Athens County yet

No data center is on the record in Athens County yet. The first published record in Athens County puts it on the map and in the list here.

The cities in Athens County on the record (2)

2 of 2 cities have a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

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Athens Township01
Dover Township01

What Athens County has decided

3 bodies, 2 decisions on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

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  1. Athens Countycounty

    Saadia Holdings LLC inquired about nearly 300 acres on the Athens Dover township line along U.S. 33 for a proposed 250,000 square foot data center in July 2026, July 2026.

    athensindependent.com local outlet

    no published rating
    1 act on this row
    1. event

      Saadia Holdings LLC inquired about nearly 300 acres on the Athens Dover township line along U.S. 33 for a proposed 250,000 square foot data center in July 2026

      athensindependent.com local outlet

    Last verified September 11, 2026.

  2. Athens Townshipcity

    Athens Township Trustees instituted a yearlong moratorium on approval of zoning permits for data center in early August 2026, August 2026.

    athensindependent.com local outlet

    no published rating
    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium adopted

      Athens Township Trustees instituted a yearlong moratorium on approval of zoning permits for data center in early August 2026

      athensindependent.com local outlet

    Last verified September 11, 2026.

  3. Dover Townshipcity

    No dated act on this row yet.

    no published rating

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What happened

  1. · Athens Township

    Moratorium adopted: Athens Township Trustees instituted a yearlong moratorium on approval of zoning permits for data center in early August 2026 athensindependent.com local outlet

  2. · Athens County

    Scorecard event: Saadia Holdings LLC inquired about nearly 300 acres on the Athens Dover township line along U.S. 33 for a proposed 250,000 square foot data center in July 2026 athensindependent.com local outlet

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Athens County, Ohio", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/oh/athens-county, updated September 11, 2026.

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