Report Says Amazon Considers Data Center in Fayette County

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(Fayette County) – A recently published report in the Dayton Daily News indicates that Amazon is seriously considering the construction of a data center in Fayette County, according to a statement released by Amazon.

“We recently filed documents as part of the process in exploring possible data center locations. This is part of our normal due diligence process as we are constantly evaluating new locations based on customer demand,” according to Amazon company spokeswoman Virginia Milazzo.

A data center is the facility that stores digital data and contains computing machines and equipment, including the computing infrastructure that information systems require such as servers, data storage drives and network equipment, according to the website of Amazon Web Services, the Amazon subsidiary that provides cloud technologies.

The newspaper article reports that no information is available on the possible size, cost or employment numbers of a possible data center in Fayette County. Amazon has not applied for building permits for a structure, said Craig Breedlove, Fayette County building official.

Documents were recently filed by the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

The Dayton Daily News report says the OCC filed the “protest” with FERC, saying that it wants to ensure that the costs from AES Ohio’s electric transmission investments for the possible Amazon data center are paid by the “cost causer,” which would be Amazon, and not passed on to residential customers.

The OCC filing said the possible data center would be located at the Midwest Mega Commerce Center in Fayette County’s Jefferson Township and that operations could start in September 2026.