Operator named: Alignment Engine
Chillicothe Data Center at Former Pixelle Paper Mill
Alignment Engine. Filed. 85 MW.
Alignment Engine, a Canton, Ohio company, is proposing a data center inside the former Chilpaco building at the shuttered Pixelle Specialty Solutions paper mill site in Chillicothe, partnering with site owner U.S. Paper Mill LLC. The roughly 6.5 acre project within the 490 acre mill property would use 80 to 90 megawatts of power and about 28 million gallons of water a day, creating an estimated 240 jobs, as part of a larger 1.5 billion dollar campus redevelopment that also includes other manufacturing tenants. Chillicothe City Council briefly paused new data center approvals in late August 2026 but reversed that moratorium on September 16, 2026 after learning the site was already permitted for data center use under the city's existing development code, so no rezoning is required. Alignment Engine says it will self-generate power and treat its own water, and is not seeking a tax abatement.
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- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Alignment Engine
- Applicant on record
- Alignment Engine
- Location
- Chillicothe, Ross County, OH (approximate, city center)
- Size
- 85 MW
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Not reported
- First reported
- 2026-07-02
- Last updated
- September 28, 2026
What happens next
Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.
Sources
- Chillicothe data center forum packs high school as Alignment Engine defends plan at old Mead mill, Heritage Headlines, 2026-09-09
- Chillicothe City Council reverses course, lifts moratorium on data centers, WSRW, 2026-09-16
- News of possible Chillicothe data center surprises local officials, Chillicothe Gazette, 2026-07-14
- Data center and more new tenants expected for shuttered Chillicothe paper mill site, WVXU, 2026-07-06
- Chillicothe council in their third session after announced data center, Scioto Post, 2026-08
What it would mean nearby
The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 85 MW facility would draw roughly 269,000 to 970,000 gallons of water a day, about what 3,100 households use.
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History
Size: not reported to 85 MW
Status: rumored to filed
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Common questions
Where is the Chillicothe Data Center at Former Pixelle Paper Mill?
It is in Chillicothe, Ross County, OH.
Has the Chillicothe Data Center at Former Pixelle Paper Mill been approved?
Not yet. An application has been filed and has not been decided.
How big is the Chillicothe Data Center at Former Pixelle Paper Mill?
Reported size: 85 MW.
Is it near you?
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