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Cathy Cowan Becker

Advocate against fracking · Environmental advocacy group

2 statements, October 7, 2026. Statements appear as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.

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  • grid
  • Electricity
  • protest

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"At one time had 100% renewable energy goals and they have bought several power from several solar plants, but that was in the past. Just in this past year, they have moved to building out a lot of these gas plants. And not just in Ohio. So what I would say to Meta is you should be using renewable energy for this."
Cathy Cowan Becker, Advocate against fracking and data center expansion Ohio Power Siting Board hearing Spectrum News (opens in a new tab) local outlet project record
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Setting: Ohio Power Siting Board hearing.

Primary source: Spectrum News (opens in a new tab).

"Ohio's the No. 5 state for data center buildout. And it's the number two state for gas plant build out of a power like specifically for a data center building, a major power plant."
Cathy Cowan Becker Ohio Power Siting Board hearing Spectrum News (opens in a new tab) local outlet project record
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Provenance: Quoted; content date; reported from elsewhere.

Setting: Ohio Power Siting Board hearing.

Primary source: Spectrum News (opens in a new tab).

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