EdgeConneX / PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center

Capacity: announced vs energized

Announced-to-energized gap: 0.14 GW. Every figure below is a single dated, sourced claim. Current best per series resolves by evidence tier, then date. See the methodology.

Key facts

Reported facts

Structured facts sourced from citations already on this record. Each fact traces to a source in the References section below.

Phase 1 up to 140 MW / OPSB certificate (primary)

EdgeConneX describes the PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center as a natural gas-fired generation facility on about 48.6 acres in New Albany, Licking County, Ohio, with maximum total generating capacity up to 140 MW to serve as primary power for a co-located data center. PowerConneX received an OPSB construction certificate on July 22, 2025 (Case No. 25-90-EL-BLN per the project page) (EdgeConneX PCX New Albany)

Phase 1 construction / COD targets (primary)

EdgeConneX says Phase 1 construction started in September 2025, with commercial operations for the first engine set anticipated as early as September 2026 and full operations for all engines by February 2027 (EdgeConneX PCX New Albany)

Phase 2 up to 216 MW / OPSB certificate (primary)

EdgeConneX's PowerConneX II page describes a second natural gas-fired facility on about 48.9 acres with maximum total generating capacity up to 216 MW for a same-site data center, certificated by OPSB on Nov 20, 2025 (Case No. 25-302-EL-BGN). Construction started November 2025, with first engine set COD as early as December 2026 and full operations as early as June 2027 (EdgeConneX PowerConneX II)

Behind-the-meter framing (primary)

Both EdgeConneX project pages state the generation equipment's purpose is to provide primary electricity to a data center on the same site, and list simplified infrastructure planning for AEP (own power solution) among project benefits. Treat as behind-the-meter campus power supporting EdgeConneX hyperscale data center capacity; Exact DC IT load MW is not stated on these pages (EdgeConneX PCX New Albany; EdgeConneX PowerConneX II)

Phase 1+2 combined generation (primary-derived)

EdgeConneX project pages state Phase 1 maximum generating capacity up to 140 MW on about 48.6 acres and Phase 2 up to 216 MW on about 48.9 acres, both natural gas-fired and framed as primary electricity for co-located same-site data centers. Combined maximum generation stated across the two certificated phases is therefore up to 356 MW. Exact co-located DC IT load MW is not stated on these pages (EdgeConneX PCX New Albany; EdgeConneX PowerConneX II)

PowerConneX New Albany 3 proposed (OPSB primary)

On Sept 16, 2026, the Ohio Power Siting Board announced a local public hearing for PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center, stating the proposed natural gas-fired facility would have a maximum total generating capacity of 450 megawatts and provide behind-the-meter power to a data center on the same site (case 26-361-EL-BGN). Hearings were scheduled for Oct 22, 2026 (local) and Nov 4, 2026 (evidentiary). Treat as proposed / pending certificate, not live generation (OPSB, Sept 16 2026)

AEP relief / BTM benefit framing (primary)

EdgeConneX lists simplified infrastructure planning for AEP (own power solution relieving AEP of infrastructure burden) among Phase 1 project benefits, alongside jobs, tax revenue, and Ohio high-tech corridor framing. Reinforces the behind-the-meter campus-power model rather than a merchant plant for the broader grid (EdgeConneX PCX New Albany)

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The deal

operator

EdgeConneX · data center operator / power offtaker

developer

PowerConneX Inc. · affiliate developing on-site generation via PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC

financier

EQT · Investment-firm parent/owner of EdgeConneX (tracker-reported)

grid operator

PJM Interconnection · New Albany OH sits in AEP Ohio / PJM territory; plant itself is behind-the-meter and off-grid

Power

Power source

behind the meter gas

Grid operator

PJM

Interconnection

PCX New Albany Energy Center Phase 1, 0.14 GW gas, Announced. OPSB Case No. 25-90-EL-BGN, certificate 2025-07-22; behind-the-meter, not grid-connected

PCX New Albany Energy Center Phase 2, 0.22 GW gas, Announced. OPSB Case No. 25-302-EL-BGN, certificate 2025-11-20; includes battery storage

PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center (Phase 1), 0.14 GW gas, Under construction. Off-grid / behind-the-meter natural-gas plant, up to 140 MW, OPSB Case 25-90-EL-BLN certificated 2025-07-22, ~48.6 acres; primary power to co-located data center

PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center (Phase 1) generating equipment, 0.13 GW gas, Under construction. Tracker-reported engine nameplate: Jenbacher J624/J620 reciprocating gas engines plus Mainspring linear generators (~126 MW summed), under the 140 MW certificated cap

The PJM grid demand right now: 98.0 GW (EIA-930, 2026-10-02 03:00). EdgeConneX / PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center's announced 0.14 GW would be 0.1% of the grid's current load.

County water status: No drought in Franklin County, week of 2026-09-29 (US Drought Monitor). Data centers are large water users for cooling; this is the neutral local water picture.

Why here

EdgeConneX / PowerConneX New Albany Energy Center sits on greenfield in Ohio, New Albany. It connects to the PJM grid, draws on behind the meter gas power. This siting summary is composed from the record's held fields, not speculation; see methodology.

Regulatory paper trail

The filings and rules on record for this site and its jurisdiction, most recent first. Each is a sourced, dated artifact you can follow to the primary document.

Facilities at this campus

• EdgeConneX New Albanycolocation

Timeline

1. Show 7 earlier updates
2. Aug 2026
   party added
   grid_operator: PJM Interconnection
3. Oct 2026
   Current: Under construction

Sources

• PCX New Albany Energy Center ↗
• OPSB approves natural gas plant to power data center in Licking County ↗
• PowerConneX II New Albany Energy Center ↗
• OPSB schedules local hearing for proposed natural gas power plant in Licking County ↗

e3275f41-fe39-4e59-9e65-90b39478283d · Tracked with DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed methodology. Every term is defined in the glossary. Announced numbers are claims, not built capacity.

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