# Champaign County, Ohio: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Urbana Township, Urbana and Goshen Township Local rules on data centers are on the record in Champaign County. Champaign County is home to Urbana Township, Urbana, Goshen Township and Johnson Township. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Champaign County data center moratorium”. Construction employs 274, up 8.7% since 2019. 144 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Electrical contractors employ 13, up 8.3% since 2019 against up 37.0% statewide, at an average $44,362 a year. +4.5% total jobs since 2019, now 11,364 144 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 16.18¢ per kWh for Ohio Edison Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Champaign County Champaign County is home to Urbana Township, Urbana, Goshen Township and Johnson Township. Urbana Township14,105 residents Urbana11,140 residents Goshen Township3,647 residents Johnson Township3,135 residents Rush Township2,800 residents Mad River Township2,770 residents Jackson Township2,549 residents Salem Township2,509 residents Union Township2,117 residents Wayne Township1,893 residents St. Paris1,884 residents Mechanicsburg1,681 residents North Lewisburg1,657 residents Concord Township1,396 residents Adams Township1,013 residents Harrison Township886 residents Christiansburg503 residents Woodstock284 residents Mutual127 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Rosewood. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Champaign County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Ohio | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 38,741 | 38,820 | ▲ 0.2% | 63rd of 88 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 10,874 | 11,364 | ▲ 4.5% | 23rd of 88 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $43,213 | $54,543 | ▲ 26.2% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 252 | 274 | ▲ 8.7% | 28th of 51 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 12 | 13 | ▲ 8.3% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.9% | 3.3% | ▼ 0.6pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 144 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 11,364 jobs in 2025, up 4.5% from 2019. Its power plants have 144 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, against 3.9% in 2019. Ohio Edison Co is the largest utility serving Champaign County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.18¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.40¢ median for Ohio utilities. 38,820 people live here, up 0.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Champaign County ### Utilities with service territory in Champaign County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ohio Edison Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 957,780 | 16.18¢ | 18% | | Dayton Power & Light Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 478,741 | 15.32¢ | 20% | | Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH) | Cooperative | Bundled | 16,310 | 16.18¢ | 6% | | Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,812 | 15.67¢ | 17% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 144 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Clearview Solar 1 | Clearview Solar I, LLC | Solar | 144 MW | 2024 | ## The Champaign County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 11,364 | $54,543 | 1.00 | | Construction | 274 | $68,517 | 0.46 | | Electrical contractors | 13 | $44,362 | 0.16 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Champaign County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Champaign County data center moratorium | In force | 2026-03 | ## Champaign County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Champaign County, Union County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Champaign County | 38,820 | ▲ 4.5% | 144 MW | — | — | 1 | | Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/clark-county) | 135,340 | ▼ 4.7% | 2 MW | — | 1 | 1 | | Logan County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/logan-county) | 46,302 | ▲ 1.5% | 253 MW | — | — | — | | Madison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/madison-county) | 46,985 | ▲ 34.9% | 957 MW | 155 MW | — | — | | Miami County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/miami-county) | 112,634 | ▲ 2.1% | 51 MW | — | — | — | | Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/shelby-county) | 48,065 | ▼ 4.4% | 17 MW | — | 1 | — | | Union County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/union-county) | 73,446 | ▲ 9.8% | 565 MW | 50 MW | 7 | — | ## More of Ohio [All Ohio countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio)[Clark County135,340 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/clark-county)[Miami County112,634 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/miami-county)[Union County73,446 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/union-county)[Shelby County48,065 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/shelby-county)[Madison County46,985 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/madison-county) ## Champaign County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Champaign County, Ohio? 4 utilities have service territory in Champaign County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ohio Edison Co, Dayton Power & Light Co, Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH), Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc. The largest, Ohio Edison Co, charged residential customers 16.18¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Urbana Township, OH in? Urbana Township is in Champaign County, Ohio. About 14,105 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Urbana, OH in? Urbana is in Champaign County, Ohio. About 11,140 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Champaign County? 1 operating plant with 144 MW of capacity. The largest is Clearview Solar 1 (144 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Champaign County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Champaign County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Union County. ### Is Champaign County adding jobs? Employers counted 11,364 jobs in 2025 against 10,874 in 2019 (+4.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 252 to 274. ### Does Champaign County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Champaign County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/champaign-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).