PowerConneX II New Albany Energy Center

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Project Summary

The proposed facility, the PowerConneX II New Albany Energy Center project is a natural gas fired power generation facility located in New Albany, Licking County, Ohio.

The facility will be sited on approximately 48.9 acres and have a maximum total generating capacity of up to 216 megawatts. The purpose of the facility is to provide power using natural gas fired equipment that will serve as a primary source of electricity to a data center on the same site.

PowerConneX filed its application with Ohio Power Sitting Board on June 25, 2025 (Case No. 25-302-EL-BGN).

Project Status

The Ohio Power Siting Board scheduled the local hearing for the project for October 29. 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at the New Albany City Hall, 99 W. Main St., New Albany, Ohio 43054, and the evidentiary hearing for November 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Hearing Room 11-C, 11th Floor, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Following the hearings in the case, the Ohio Power Siting Board will issue a decision on the application.

Project Benefits

1. Well paying, sustainable job growth: Creates significant direct and indirect jobs to the community and state of Ohio.
2. State and local tax revenue: Contributes new tax revenue to support schools and community investment.
3. Support for Ohio’s high-tech sector: Further bolsters Ohio’s high-tech corridor and substantiate the Columbus metros growing reputation as the silicon valley of the Midwest.
4. Simplified infrastructure planning for AEP: Provides its own power solution, relieving AEP of the infrastructure burden.

Public Information Meeting Information

PIM #1

On April 23, 2025, PowerConneX Inc. hosted its first public information meeting.

PIM #2