Residents packed the room for an aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where Beltline Energy outlined its plan to build a data center on land south of Pacific.
FRANKLIN COUNTY — An out-of-state energy firm wants to build a 16-building, $16 billion data center campus on 500 acres near Pacific, the company told city officials on Tuesday.
Beltline Energy partner Ryan Sanders makes a presentation to aldermen at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, about a data center they’d like to build on land just south of Pacific.
William McLaren, who owns land he plans to sell to Beltline Energy for a data center just south of Pacific, listens to public comments during a special aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
Jennifer-Ryan Barker holds up a sign expressing her opposition to a proposed data center that was being discussed during an aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
While an exact cost estimate has not been released, officials estimate the "multi-billion dollar" campus will generate more than $50 million p…
Residents packed the room for an aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, where Beltline Energy outlined its plan to build a data center on land south of Pacific.
William McLaren, who owns land he plans to sell to Beltline Energy for a data center just south of Pacific, listens to public comments during a special aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
Beltline Energy partner Ryan Sanders makes a presentation to aldermen at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, about a data center they’d like to build on land just south of Pacific.
Jennifer-Ryan Barker holds up a sign expressing her opposition to a proposed data center that was being discussed during an aldermanic meeting at Pacific City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.
