Columbus City Council Public Hearing on Central Ohio Data Center Water and Tax Impacts

1. Clip 1 · 0:42 Shannon Hardin, President, Columbus City Council Elected Official Procedural auto captions, unchecked

   Water Power & Grid Tax Abatements

   Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin notes that Columbus residents and municipal utilities supply millions of gallons of water per day and electric capacity for regional data centers.

   "The goal of the hearing was to develop the city's strategy on how to address the challenges that come with these developments. Although most of the data centers located across central Ohio are not built within the city of Columbus, City council President Shannon Hardin said Columbus residents and service providers still bear the responsibility of supplying the electricity. and water they require, he noted that data centers use millions of gallons of water each day."

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   Residents and community speakers address Columbus City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

   "Data centers for me are a test of if we can get that balance right. 83% of data centers in Virginia use the same or less water than an average office building. Um, some even use less than a typical household. Large data centers may require up to 5 million gallons of water per day. That compares to, to the water needs of a city of about 50,000 residents, about the size of the city of Dublin. Now,"

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