OZ Franklin
GreenfieldFranklin County, Ohio · PJM
At a glance
OZ Franklin is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Franklin County, Ohio, scoring 57.8/100 DC Readiness — 67th of 120 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the OHIO POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
DC tax incentives paused for 2026; AEP Ohio large-load tariff in force.
AEP Ohio tariff: ≥25 MW, 85% take-or-pay, on-site-gen curtailment sync.
Incentive detail: DC sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity (2022 law); JobsOhio grants.
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How does OZ Franklin compare with other sites in Franklin County?
OZ Franklin ranks 67th of 120 scored candidate sites in Franklin County. Its 57.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.5. It is roughly in line with the Ohio average of 54.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Ohio average, its strongest sub-score is water (93 vs 90) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (40 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OZ Franklin to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is HYATTCS-MARYSVI2 MAR-HYA2 B 345 KV (PJM), 20 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Expedient Columbus - Upper Arlington at 2.4 miles. 19 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Expedient Columbus - Upper Arlington, 2.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Franklin?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (COLUMBUS WATER DIV HENDERSON RD BOOS STA). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Franklin County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Franklin County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN113629 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 67.3 |
| HAYDEN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 67.3 |
| BIXBY | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 66.1 |
| UNKNOWN113602 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 65.9 |
| OZ Franklin | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.3 |
| OZ Franklin | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.1 |
| OZ Franklin | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.4 |
| OZ Franklin | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.4 |
OZ Franklin: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Franklin?
OZ Franklin scores 57.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 67th of 120 scored sites in Franklin County. The Franklin County average is 58.5 and the Ohio average is 54.8.
Which electric utility serves OZ Franklin?
OHIO POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
What grid region is OZ Franklin in?
OZ Franklin is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is OZ Franklin in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns OZ Franklin?
Parcel records list the owner as Broaddus Cynthia H (private land).
How far is OZ Franklin from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Expedient Columbus - Upper Arlington, about 2.4 miles away; 19 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “OZ Franklin, Franklin County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/franklin-county/oz-franklin-ebf5dc9f (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.
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