AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant

73 MW AI data center in Hilliard, OH, United States: permitted.

AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant is a 73 MW AI data center project located in Hilliard, OH, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by AEP Ohio for tenant Amazon Web Services. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across OH, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.

Project description

AEP won Ohio Power Siting Board approval in September 2025 to install 228 Bloom Energy fuel cells, a 72.9 megawatt solid oxide fuel cell facility, at the Amazon Web Services campus off Scioto Darby Road in Hilliard. The city dropped its appeal of the state air permit in September 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

What is AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant?
AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant is a power generation asset feeding AI data center demand in Hilliard, Ohio tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
Where is AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant?
AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant is in Hilliard, Ohio. Every tracked Ohio campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/ohio.
How big is AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant?
Data Center Index tracks AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant at 73 MW. The developer or the press states that capacity. This entry is a power generation asset, not a data center hall.
Who is building AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant?
AEP Ohio is developing AEP Hilliard Fuel Cell Plant, with Amazon Web Services named as the tenant.

Sources

  1. Hilliard drops appeal on permit for natural gas fuel cells for data center (wosu.org · press · 2026-09-16)
  2. City of Hilliard (hilliardohio.gov · public record · 2026-09-16)