Columbus Contractors: 113 Data Centers and Counting, Make Sure Your Rental Invoices Add Up

Columbus is the undisputed data center capital of Ohio with 113 facilities and billions in active construction. Google's $6.7B across three campuses, Cologix's $7B AI campus in Johnstown, and Microsoft's new builds in Heath and Hebron mean constant demand for heavy equipment. If you're a GC, MEP sub, or site work crew on any of these builds, your rental invoices from United Rentals, Sunbelt, Ohio CAT, and EquipmentShare deserve a hard look. TrueRent shows you exactly where you're overpaying.

Google operates three data center campuses across Columbus: New Albany (400+ acres, $63M expansion), Far South Side near Scioto Downs, and Lancaster. Total Google investment exceeds $6.7B. Cologix is building a $7B, 800MW, 2M sq ft AI data center campus in nearby Johnstown. Microsoft is prepping campuses in Heath and Hebron. Columbus has 113 data centers, the densest concentration in Ohio.