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Central Ohio — Columbus / New Albany (PJM)
New Albany · Columbus · Hilliard
Central Ohio went from ~0.6 GW metered DC load (2024) to 17,861 MW of contracted data-center load (Feb 2026) — of which 5,642 MW was signed under the new tariff and 12,219 MW before it — against requests that once topped 30 GW. PUCO's 85% data-center tariff (Case 24-508) exists specifically to discipline a padded forecast, and it is working.
Gen delivered / qtr
385 MW
DC energized / qtr
245 MW
DC requested / qtr
3.7 GW
Realization rate
7%
Gen delivery rate
46%
Static queue drain
19.5 yr
Megawatts per quarter — requested vs energized vs delivered
Faint rose = load requested (queue inflow, padded); solid rose = load energized; green = generation delivered (the supply KPI).
Delivered generation (supply)Energized DC load (real)Requested DC load (queue inflow — padded)faded = forecast
Quarterly throughput
| Quarter | Gen delivered | DC energized | DC requested | Realization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | 150 | 120 | 1,300 | 9% |
| 2024-Q4 | 260 | 150 | 1,700 | 9% |
| 2025-Q1 | 220 | 160 | 2,100 | 8% |
| 2025-Q2 | 300 | 180 | 2,600 | 7% |
| 2025-Q3 | 280 | 200 | 3,100 | 6% |
| 2025-Q4 | 380 | 230 | 3,700 | 6% |
| 2026-Q1 | 420 | 260 | 3,900 | 7% |
| 2026-Q2 | 460 | 290 | 4,100 | 7% |
| 2026-Q3(f) | 500 | 320 | 4,300 | 7% |
| 2026-Q4(f) | 540 | 350 | 4,500 | 8% |
All figures in MW. (f) = forecast. Realization = energized ÷ requested. Requested is gross queue inflow and is heavily padded — it is not energized load.
Anchor tenants & supply
- Amazon Web ServicesNew Albany1.4 GWOperating
- GoogleNew Albany / Lancaster900 MWEnergizing
- MicrosoftCentral Ohio800 MWApproved
- MetaNew Albany700 MWPermitting
Queue snapshot
- Generation in queue
- 20 GW
- Data-center load requested
- 30 GW
- Data-center share of load
- 90%
- Active projects
- 205
- Typical interconnect wait
- 5.0 yr