Ohio's Electric Cooperatives (OEC) provides economic development, engineering services, load management assistance, and marketing for its 24 member cooperatives in addition to providing reliable, affordable, and responsibly produced power generation and transmission.
OEC is an investor and active partner in state, regional, county, and municipal economic development organizations. Our economic development team provides personalized, confidential economic development and site selection services for the territories served by its member cooperatives in 77 of Ohio's 88 counties.
Cooperative members range in size and complexity from locally owned small businesses to Fortune 500 food processing, agriculture production, biofuels manufacturing, mega distribution centers, and automotive manufacturing plants with peak power loads exceeding 40 megawatts.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Contact Ohio's Electric Cooperatives economic development teamÌýfor assistance with the following services:
- Building and site information
- Introductions to local, regional and state officials
- Local permitting, development and economic development contacts
- Research, rate and load calculations
- Energy efficiency and conservation consultation
Contact Marc Armstrong, Senior Director of Government Affairs, or Kelly Barr, Manager of Government Affairs.
FEATURED SITES SERVED BY OHIO’S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
Looking to locate your business in Ohio? These featured sites are representative of the scale and selection of site assets available in the territories served by Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.Ìý
North Baltimore at CSX Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal
200 acres in Phase I; 500+ potential
Electric service by Hancock Wood Electric Cooperative | 800.445.4840
Jackson County, OhioÌý| 56 acres
Electric service by É«ÇéÎåÔÂÌì Rural Electric Cooperative | 740.379.2080
City of Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio |Ìý1,200 acres
Electric service by Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 800.521.9879
City of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio | 122 acres
Electric service by South Central Power | 800.282.5064
Village of Marengo, Marrow County, Ohio | 400 acres
Electric service provided by Consolidated Cooperative | 419.947.3055
Village of Spencer, Medina County, Ohio | 53 acres
Electric service by Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative | 440.647.2133
Gallia County, Ohio | 77 acres
Electric service by É«ÇéÎåÔÂÌì Rural Electric Cooperative | 740.379.2080
Monroe County, Ohio |Ìý60 acres
Electric service by South Central Power | 800.282.5064
Montgomery County, Ohio
1,000+ acres of ecommerce, DC, and manufacturing sites
Electric service by Pioneer Rural Electric Cooperative | 800.762.0997
Noble County, Ohio |Ìý60 acres
Electric service by Washington Electric Cooperative | 740.373.2141
City of Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
185 acres (largest contiguous site is 42 acres)
Electric service by South Central Power | 800.282.5064
Village of Monroeville, Allen County, IndianaÌý| 41 acres
Electric service by Paulding Putnam | 800.686.2357
City of Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio |Ìý217 acres
Electricity service by The Energy Cooperative | 740.344.2102
Village of North Baltimore, Wood County, Ohio |Ìý20 acres
Electric service by Hancock Wood Electric Cooperative | 800.445.4840
Highland County, OhioÌý| 80 acresÌý
Electric service by South Central Power | 800.282.5064
City of Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio | 4 acres
Electric service by North Central Electric Cooperative | 419.426.3072Ìý
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JOBSOHIO SITE AND BUILDING DATABASE
JobsOhio, the É«ÇéÎåÔÂÌì State’s private, nonprofit economic development organization, maintains a searchable database of certified sites and buildings.
Ìýto access JobsOhio’s database.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER
Stay up-to-date on development news in rural Ohio withÌýOhio’s Electric Cooperatives Current —Ìýour economic development newsletter.
Latest Issue
November 2025
Collaboration Advances Economic Development and Community Infrastructure
Previous Issues
April 2025:ÌýExpanded Gas Capacity Ignites Ohio Site Development Opportunity
: Housing Has Become an Essential Component of Economic Development
:ÌýEV Battery Manufacturing, Recycling Accelerating in Ohio
November 2023:ÌýOhio’s Agribusinesses are Filling Holiday Tables
September 2023:Ìý6 Red-hot Industrial Trends andÌýHow Central Ohio is Leading the Charge
May 2023: Southeast Ohio Business Park Scales New Heights, Breaks New Ground
March 2023:ÌýCentral Ohio Spec Buildings Ready for Intel Industrial Influx
December 2022:ÌýCheers to Brewing a Big Economic Impact!
October 2022:ÌýNorthwest Ohio I-75 Spec Building Preparing for Manufacturing User
August 2022:ÌýExurban Distribution Center Locations Can Help Increase Supply Chain Resiliency
January 2022: Following in the Footsteps of Giants
June 2021:ÌýREDLG Grant Unleashes Pent-Up Demand for Industrial Sites
March 2021:ÌýOhio River Site Awarded Nearly $3 Million in Grant Funding
December 2020:ÌýSpec Fulfillment Centers Moving Closer to Neighborhoods
August 2020:ÌýGrant Programs Set to Increase Ohio’s Site Inventory
June 2020:ÌýProject Ohio Team Works Through Pandemic for Rural Development
March 2020:ÌýNorthPoint’s Logistics Park Ohio Is Ready to Roll
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READY TO EXPAND OR RELOCATE YOUR BUSINESS?Ìý
Choose the cooperative advantage. Contact us today to learn about the benefits of locating your business on a site served by Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.Ìý
Contact Marc Armstrong, Senior Director of Government Affairs, or Kelly Barr, Manager of Government Affairs.