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Mt. Orab Mega Site data center

Mount Orab, Brown County, OH

Also known as DB STU LLC Mt. Orab data center

RumoredVillage Planning Commission is drafting a High Tech Overlay district; another public hearing is to be called before a vote
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

DB STU LLC purchased properties in the 1,000-plus-acre industrial mega site on the southeast side of Mt. Orab with the intent of developing a data center, according to a village planning commissioner. Council members were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements about the project, and a 180-day moratorium on data center permits was proposed in February 2026. In September 2026 the Planning Commission debated a High Tech Overlay district to regulate data centers but took no vote.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Site sizemore than 1,000 [2]
size of the village mega site
Source excerpt
“One Mt. Orab Village Council member has taken steps in an attempt to stop a data center from being developed on the more than 1,000-acre mega-site located in Mt. Orab.”

How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteNo final vote; Planning Commission to hold another public hearing before sending an overlay draft to Village Council [4]
Source excerpt
“Another public hearing would be called before the commission voted to pass a finalized draft to Village Council for consideration.”
ZoningHigh Tech Overlay district under consideration by the Planning Commission [3]
Source excerpt
“The Mt. Orab Planning Commission was debating a high-tech overlay district, a zoning tool that allows for and regulates data centers.”
Parcel / addressMega site south of Tri-County Highway in the southeast corner of Mt. Orab [1]
Source excerpt
“The thousand-acre village 'mega-site' is in the southeast corner of Mt. Orab south of Tri-County Highway.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Water and power

Water

Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.

Power

Not disclosed. No capacity or power-supply figure is on the record.

Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →

Timeline

  1. Council member Eric Lang proposes ordinances for a 180-day pause on new data center permits [2]

  2. Planning commissioner confirms DB STU LLC purchased the mega site properties with the intent of developing a data center [4]

  3. Planning Commission hears resident opposition to a High Tech Overlay district; no vote taken [3]

Issues raised

  • Village council members were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements about the potential project [1]
  • Residents said the overlay revisions lacked size and resource consumption restrictions [3]
  • The draft overlay increases residential setbacks, lowers noise levels and limits generator load testing hours [4]

Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.

Sources

  1. Brown County village considers pause on new data center permits following backlash
    WKRC Local 12 · Feb 4, 2026 · news
  2. Mt. Orab council member takes steps to stop possible data center construction
    Brown County Press · Feb 4, 2026 · news
  3. Mt. Orab residents pack meeting to oppose data center zoning plan
    FOX19 · Sep 16, 2026 · news
  4. Mt. Orab data center debate reignites as commissioners consider new guidelines for construction
    WCPO · Sep 17, 2026 · news

Cite this page

Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.

APAData Center Census. (2026). Mt. Orab Mega Site data center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/mount-orab-mega-site-brown-county-oh
MLA“Mt. Orab Mega Site data center.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/mount-orab-mega-site-brown-county-oh.
Linkhttps://datacentercensus.com/dc/mount-orab-mega-site-brown-county-oh

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