City Council, November 3, 2026
Approved: Snow and ice agreement at Mink St / Green Chapel Rd roundabout, 7-0
What happened
On November 3, 2026, New Albany approved Snow and ice agreement at Mink St / Green Chapel Rd roundabout (7-0).
New Albany City Council received a briefing from Ohio Power Siting Board Executive Director Michael Williams on seven behind-the-meter gas generation applications (about 1.9 GW across four sites in the New Albany/Licking County business park serving data centers, including PowerC…
- Jurisdiction
- New Albany, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- November 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
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Ohio Power Siting Board briefing on gas generation facilities for data centers
OPSB Director Michael Williams briefed council on seven behind-the-meter gas generation applications in Licking County, located on four sites in the New Albany business park and totaling about 1.9 GW. Five have been approved; PCX3 (PowerConnect 3) and NEO are pending, with decisions expected within one to two months. The state has sole siting authority over generation above 50 MW. The city is participating as an intervener, and residents said the city signed a stipulation in the PCX3 docket on November 2. Per a speaker, OPSB staff has recommended approval of PCX3 to the board. Council took no vote.
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Key Decisions (7)
Ohio Power Siting Board briefing on gas generation facilities for data centers
First reading: conveyance of Mink Street right-of-way to Licking County
First reading: annexation of 17.81 acres of Mink Street right-of-way
Five-year renewal of Village Center DORA
OPERS pickup for city manager
Snow and ice agreement at Mink St / Green Chapel Rd roundabout
Vesting city manager authority in Mike Stevens
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Development Activity (3)
PowerConnect 3 (PCX3) gas generation facility
Infrastructure
NEO power generation facility
Infrastructure
Meta data center gas power plants
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Seven behind-the-meter gas plant applications totaling about 1.9 GW are…
Commercial Demand
A resident cited about 40 operating and 28 under-construction data…
Sentiment
Strong resident opposition to gas-powered data centers, including health concerns…
Other
Village Center DORA boundaries may expand as Rose Run Phase…
Who spoke
19 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Councilmember, 8 Public, 1 Witness, 1 Attorney, 1 Clerk, 1 Mayor, 3 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Clerk, 1 Mayor, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Spaulding, Mayor.
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Zoning terms (9)
52 recorded timestamps
- public hearing (12 timestamps)
- industrial (4 timestamps)
- approved (23 timestamps)
- denied (3 timestamps)
- historic preservation (1 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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