# Miami County, Ohio: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Concord Township, Troy and Piqua Miami County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Miami County is home to Concord Township, Troy, Piqua and Monroe Township. Next door, Montgomery County has 5 data centers. 13 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026, against 3.8% in 2019. Its power plants have 51 MW of capacity, 72% of it petroleum. 51 MW of operating power plants, mostly petroleum +2.1% total jobs since 2019, now 41,783 16.18¢ per kWh for Ohio Edison Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Miami County Miami County is home to Concord Township, Troy, Piqua and Monroe Township. Concord Township32,597 residents Troy27,344 residents Piqua21,064 residents Monroe Township16,696 residents Tipp City10,644 residents Union Township9,918 residents Newberry Township6,623 residents Huber Heights5,804 residents · 13% of the city Bethel Township4,943 residents West Milton4,871 residents Newton Township3,625 residents Covington2,635 residents Staunton Township2,513 residents Springcreek Township2,235 residents Elizabeth Township1,719 residents Lostcreek Township1,669 residents Washington Township1,529 residents Pleasant Hill1,270 residents Brown Township1,187 residents Bradford1,085 residents · 60% of the city Fletcher469 residents Laura412 residents Casstown277 residents Potsdam233 residents And 1 smaller places. - Huber Heights also extends into [Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/montgomery-county). - Bradford also extends into [Darke County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/darke-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Brandt. 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 Miami County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Ohio | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 108,974 | 112,634 | ▲ 3.4% | 25th of 88 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 40,920 | 41,783 | ▲ 2.1% | 38th of 88 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $44,406 | $57,484 | ▲ 29.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.8% | 3.1% | ▼ 0.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 13 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 41,783 jobs in 2025, up 2.1% from 2019. Ohio Edison Co is the largest utility serving Miami County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 16.18¢/kWh in 2024, above the 15.40¢ median for Ohio utilities. 112,634 people live here, up 3.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Miami County ### Utilities with service territory in Miami 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% | | City of Piqua - (OH) | Municipal | Bundled | 9,829 | 12.85¢ | 30% | | City of Tipp City - (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Petroleum | 36 MW | 72% | | Solar | 14 MW | 28% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Piqua Power Plant | City of Piqua - (OH) | Petroleum | 36 MW | 1972 | | DG AMP Solar Piqua Manier | DG AMP Solar, LLC | Solar | 13 MW | 2019 | | DG AMP Solar Piqua Staunton | DG AMP Solar, LLC | Solar | 2 MW | 2018 | ## The Miami County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 41,783 | $57,484 | 1.00 | | Data processing and hosting | 18 | $84,266 | 0.14 | 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 Miami County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Miami County. Ohio has 105 local measures on record statewide, and 3 neighboring counties have one: [Champaign County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/champaign-county), [Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/clark-county), [Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/montgomery-county). ## Miami County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Miami County, Montgomery 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Miami County | 112,634 | ▲ 2.1% | 51 MW | — | — | — | | Champaign County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/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 | | Darke County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/darke-county) | 51,520 | ▲ 0.3% | 248 MW | — | — | — | | Montgomery County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/montgomery-county) | 539,598 | ▼ 1.5% | 855 MW | 108 MW | 5 | 1 | | Shelby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/shelby-county) | 48,065 | ▼ 4.4% | 17 MW | — | 1 | — | ## More of Ohio [All Ohio countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio)[Montgomery County539,598 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/montgomery-county)[Clark County135,340 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/clark-county)[Darke County51,520 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/darke-county)[Shelby County48,065 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/shelby-county)[Champaign County38,820 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/champaign-county) ## Miami County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Miami County, Ohio? 5 utilities have service territory in Miami County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Ohio Edison Co, Dayton Power & Light Co, Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc - (OH), City of Piqua - (OH). The largest, Ohio Edison Co, charged residential customers 16.18¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Concord Township, OH in? Concord Township is in Miami County, Ohio. About 32,597 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Troy, OH in? Troy is in Miami County, Ohio. About 27,344 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Piqua, OH in? Piqua is in Miami County, Ohio. About 21,064 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Miami County? 3 operating plants with 51 MW of capacity. The largest is Piqua Power Plant (36 MW, petroleum). ### Are there data centers in Miami County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Miami County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Montgomery County. ### Is Miami County adding jobs? Employers counted 41,783 jobs in 2025 against 40,920 in 2019 (+2.1%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Miami County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Miami County. Ohio has 105 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/miami-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/).