What was said about data centers in Ohio
167 statements from 77 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From January 1, 2017 to October 3, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Data center companies 9
Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople. Every state.
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vice president of advanced technology innovation at Google
Tom Garvens outlined Google's full stack approach to scaling AI during keynote at Data Center World Power 2026 in Houston, positioning data centers as active partners in stabilizing local grids and developing energy strategies that transform backup assets into grid supportive resources
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Tom Garvens, vice president of advanced technology innovation at Google
Google is redesigning the entire AI data center ecosystem from chip to utility, including optimizing for liquid cooling, low voltage direct current (LVDC) architectures, intelligent algorithms, and facility design
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Tom Garvens, vice president of advanced technology innovation at Google
Google is publishing standardized power and facility technology specifications through the Open Compute Project to enable the industry to build interoperable, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure
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Google Data Center Operations Area Lead
Tim Chadwick, Google's Data Center Operations Area Lead for Ohio and Indiana, noted the skills from military nuclear submarine operations align with data center operations requirements
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lobbyists for QTS Data Centers
Andrew Minton and William Byers, both registered to represent QTS Data Centers, each contributed $1,400 to Dovilla during 2025 and 2026 ($150 on March 31, 2025; $500 on June 10, 2025; $500 on Oct. 3, 2025; and $250 on March 27, 2026).
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data center developer (unnamed)
Data center committed to paying for transmission investments to avoid increases in electric transmission rates.
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OpenAI said this gives a site that once supported American industry and national security a new role building infrastructure for the Intelligence Era
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EnergiAcres says it welcomes dialogue
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head of data centers for Panattoni Development Co.
Adam Kramer said 670 trade workers expected over four to six year construction period
Government 57
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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President
Trump said data centers 'benefit local communities' and that turning them off would send them to China during a campaign rally in Ohio on October 3, 2026
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President Trump said data centers in Ohio will relocate to China if blocked
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President
Trump defended data centers powering AI projects during a campaign rally in Ohio in support of Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted against Democrat Sherrod Brown
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President
Trump pledged to sign the Ratepayer Protection Act into law within 24 hours if Republicans prevail
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President Trump said data centers should not be turned off because they will relocate to China
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President
Trump administration taking historic action to make sure data centers benefit local communities
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Jon Husted, U.S. Senator, supports data center development and the Ratepayer Protection Act to regulate developers
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U.S. Senator (R-OH)
Jon Husted, as Ohio's lieutenant governor, championed data center construction and provided tax breaks to operators for years before now calling for regulations on who pays for electricity and infrastructure costs tied to data centers.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Leader
Chuck Schumer called Ratepayer Protection Act a fraud and said it was toothless, offering no real protections
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U.S. Senator from Ohio
Senator Jon Husted, R Ohio, pushing legislation aimed at shielding electricity customers from data center costs as late boost in Senate race.
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U.S. Congressman
Greg Landsman said the legislation aims to ensure communities know about proposed data center projects before decisions are made and that the bill has bipartisan support.
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Ohio official
Vivek Ramaswamy said legislation addressing data center development is too complicated to pass during the legislative session scheduled for next week
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U.S. Senator
Jon Husted said that artificial intelligence and data centers were crucial to America's economic superiority because they drive innovation, support high tech industries, and help analyze vast data essential for global competitiveness
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lieutenant governor of Ohio
Jon Husted defended tax incentives for Google's New Albany data center, saying economic benefits would outweigh the incentives
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Maureen Willis, Ohio Consumers' Counsel
Data centers impact electricity costs to residents through generation, transmission, and distribution costs in Ohio
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Ohio Supreme Court
The court's majority ruled cities cannot create new legal rights allowing residents to sue data center owners through a ballot initiative, citing limits on municipal power
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Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Justice Jennifer Brunner concurred with the majority while noting sympathy for Fischer's arguments
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Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Justice Patrick Fischer dissented, arguing courts should make final determinations on referendum legality rather than election boards
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Ohio State Representative
State Rep. Mike Dovilla directly co sponsored Senate Bill 243, which gave certain data center projects additional time to make the $100 million capital investment required to qualify for the sales- and use tax exemption.
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Ohio State Representative
State Rep. Mike Dovilla voted for House Bill 153, Ohio's 2011-12 operating budget, which created the data center sales tax exemption.
Not on the record: the record holds no House Bill 153 of 2011 in Ohio. Read from the statement's words: Mike Dovilla voted for House Bill 153 (2011). Checked against the bills and roll calls the record holds.
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Ohio State Representative
State Rep. Mike Dovilla voted for House Bill 59, Ohio's 2013-14 operating budget, which cut the required annual payroll for a qualifying data center from $5 million to $1.5 million,a 70% reduction.
Not on the record: the record holds no House Bill 59 of 2013 in Ohio. Read from the statement's words: Mike Dovilla voted for House Bill 59 (2013). Checked against the bills and roll calls the record holds.
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Brown's campaign placed an ad on September 4 attacking data centers in Ohio
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Rick Platt, President and CEO of Heath Newark Licking County Port Authority, states data centers directly account for about 0.5 percent of Ohio's gross domestic product compared with 15 percent for manufacturing
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U.S. Senator
Brown said data center companies should use union labor, local communities should have input on project locations, and tax breaks should be limited
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U.S. Senator (R-Ohio)
Jon Husted, U.S. Senator from Ohio, expressed disappointment at missed opportunity to address data center electricity costs before midterm elections
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U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown said Jon Husted was point man for more than 200 data centers coming into Ohio with big tax breaks, no local input, and higher electric rates
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U.S. Senator
Martin Heinrich said the Ratepayer Protection Act lacks enforcement power and promoted his GRID Savings Act of 2026, which would give FERC binding rulemaking authority over facilities demanding 150 megawatts or more.
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U.S. Senator (R-Ohio)
Senator Bernie Moreno objected to Heinrich's GRID Savings Act proposal
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unnamed House and Senate sponsors
The bill would codify portions of President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a voluntary agreement signed by over 300 utilities, electric cooperatives, hyperscalers and others
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Ohio state representative
Tristan Rader, state Rep D Lakewood, said average Ohioans face higher utility bills and dirty air from data center expansion
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Sen. Jon Husted, as lieutenant governor, championed Ohio data center tax breaks passed a decade ago and led ribbon cutting ceremonies for new facilities
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Sharetta Smith, Lima Mayor
Lima's zoning code was written decades before data centers existed, leaving the administration without resources to properly assess such projects
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Lima city officials
Moratorium does not apply to Google data center already under construction
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Sharetta Smith, Lima Mayor
Google data center being developed in American Township will not be affected by moratorium as agreement predates it
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Sharetta Smith, Lima mayor, said Ohio is becoming one of the fastest growing states for data center location
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Sharetta Smith, Lima Mayor
Ohio is one of the fastest growing states in terms of data centers looking to locate
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U.S. Representative
Rep. Greg Landsman sponsor of Doctors Not AI Act 2026
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U.S. Representative
Greg Landsman pushed for federal framework for AI data centers with water usage guidelines
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U.S. Representative
Greg Landsman said data centers lack federal disclosure requirements for water usage and groundwater extraction
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state Rep. (D-Lakewood)
Rader expressed concerns that the governor potentially would be conflicted, making millions of dollars off data centers
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Dover Township Trustee Chris Russell signaled interest in holding a public vote on whether a data center is welcome in Dover Township
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U.S. Senator
Bernie Moreno plans to introduce federal legislation aimed at eliminating the financial benefit of state and local tax incentives for data centers
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U.S. Senator
Moreno proposes imposing a federal tax equal to 100% of any tax incentive provided to a data center by a state or local government
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U.S. Senator
Moreno criticized a 4.5 million dollar Ohio tax incentive connected to a data center expansion backed by the Carlyle Group in March 2026, arguing the project was expected to create only 10 new jobs
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U.S. Senator
Jon Husted introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act in July 2026, requiring states to consider standards for connecting large electricity users, including data centers, to the electric grid
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Ohio State Representative
Daniel Troy stated Ohio is a national leader in both operational data centers and tax breaks offered to these facilities.
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Ohio State Representative
Democratic Rep. Tristan Rader proposes repealing the sales tax exemption and renegotiating past deals with Amazon, Meta and Google
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U.S. Senator, Ohio
U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno called to end tax subsidies to data centers and proposed federal legislation that would tax state or local data center tax incentives at 100 percent
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U.S. Senator from Ohio
Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio reversed his position from praising data center projects as establishing Ohio as an important tech hub to saying he is trying to protect Americans from having to foot the bill for data centers
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GOP Senator in Ohio
Sen. Jon Husted introduced a Senate bill to stop average Americans from paying for data center energy costs
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U.S. Representative from Ohio
Rep. Michael Rulli of Ohio told Fox Business Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated Ohio with propaganda against data centers
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Johnathan Newman, State Representative (R Troy), voted in support of House Bill 646
Not on the record: the record holds H.B. 646 and no roll call on it. Read from the statement's words: Johnathan Newman voted for House Bill 646. The record holds the bill and no roll call on it.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the data center will be bigger than any facility ever built in world history
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U.S. Representative (Ohio)
Max Miller, U.S. Rep. from Ohio, said he supports Ohio's HB 983 requiring large new or expanded data centers to obtain local voter approval, operate with closed loop water systems, stringent environmental controls, pay for water and environmental impacts, generate off grid electricity, disclose development agreements and chemical use, and forgo local tax incentives
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<UNKNOWN>, Mansfield mayor
Mayor declares data center DOA
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Richard Regula, Stark County Commissioner, said data center is expected to bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue
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U.S. Representative (Ohio)
In May 2025, Max Miller voted for federal budget package that included preemption provision prohibiting states and localities from regulating AI data centers
Chief executives 1
Chief executives, presidents, founders and chairs of companies, in technology, data centers, power and elsewhere. Every state.
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Nvidia CEO and President
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said now is the time to scale the AI infrastructure that will power the next industrial revolution
Utilities and grid operators 1
Electric utilities, cooperatives and the operators of the power grid, and the people who speak for them. Every state.
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American Electric Power Ohio Power Co. anticipates demand will nearly triple over the next decade largely due to data center projects.
Candidates and campaigns 57
People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Every state.
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Defend the Vote, Democratic political action committee
Senator Husted received $600,000 from data center interests according to a Democratic political ad
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Libertarian candidate for Ohio governor
Libertarian Don Kissick wants immediate moratorium on data centers and establishment of rules for them
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Republican candidate for Ohio governor
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy wants to pass legislation setting statewide standards for data centers including lowering costs around where data center is built
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Republican congressional candidate
Derek Merrin reported capital gains of at least $1,200 from Nvidia stock and options in a financial disclosure covering 2025 through mid-2026.
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Congressional Candidate
Eric Conroy said decisions about whether to build a data center should be made at the local level and that every data center deal should be 100% transparent with no NDAs.
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Republican nominee for Ohio governor
Ramaswamy announced a 90 day gas tax suspension on September 23, 2026, about six and a half hours after Acton announced a gas tax holiday on the same morning.
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Republican nominee for Ohio governor
Between March 27 and April 26, 2025, Ramaswamy described Ohio's data center boom as good or great at least 10 times, with no proposal to halt approvals or conditions on development.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Vivek Ramaswamy has his own moratorium and says he will sign it on day one as governor
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Democratic nominee for Ohio governor
Amy Acton announced a conditional moratorium on new data centers on July 27, requiring developers to cover utility costs, use union labor, operate transparently, meet environmental standards, support host communities, and direct development to former industrial areas.
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Republican candidate for Ohio governor
Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy promised free electricity for residents living near data centers
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data center development must prioritize brownfields and previously developed industrial sites, not farms or the hearts of communities
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Conserve Ohio and Amy Acton are calling for a 12 month statewide moratorium on data centers
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data centers must maintain zero environmental impact and use responsible and modern water management systems that protect local waterways, groundwater, and air
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data centers cannot use NDAs; no more secret deals and Ohioans must know who is coming into communities at what cost and risk
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gubernatorial candidate
Dr. Amy Acton called for the Statehouse to pass a conditional moratorium on data centers when they reconvene
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data centers must invest in their own energy generation options and prove the project will not increase electricity prices or negatively impact regional reliability
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data centers cannot pass any additional costs on to ratepayers; all costs for gas, water and electricity need to be covered by data centers and their investors, not Ohio taxpayers or communities
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Dr. Amy Acton, gubernatorial candidate
Data centers cannot be built without union labor; jobs to build, maintain, operate and upgrade data centers must be good paying union jobs operated by Ohioans
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Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate
Acton sold her individual stock holdings on April 10, including investments in Iron Mountain and Microsoft.
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Ramaswamy has disclosed investments in companies and funds connected to the broader data center and artificial intelligence industries, including Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA and a semiconductor exchange traded fund.
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Ramaswamy's campaign has made data center development a major part of his economic platform, while also proposing changes to how the industry is regulated.
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Republican candidate for Ohio Governor
Vivek Ramaswamy proposed signing an executive order on his first day in office temporarily halting approval of new data center projects until the legislature passes his proposal into law
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Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor
Amy Acton, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, proposed a conditional moratorium on new data center construction until developers cover 100% utility costs, build with union labor, operate with full transparency, and meet air and water quality standards
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Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor
Amy Acton proposed ending use of nondisclosure agreements between data center developers and local governments, reining in long term tax incentives with clawback provisions, and requiring facilities be built on brownfields or previously developed sites rather than farmland
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Republican candidate for Ohio Governor
Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican gubernatorial candidate, called for three non negotiable conditions: nearby residents must receive free electricity from data center developers, new facilities must pay full property taxes with no abatements with revenue funding homeowner rebates, and strict air and water quality standards prioritizing brownfields
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Ohio
Ramaswamy has personally invested millions of dollars in data centers according to Acton
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Jon Husted campaign spokesperson
Amy Natoce said House passed bipartisan Husted legislation requiring data center companies to pay for power they use, but Senate Democrats blocked it
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Ohio
Acton called on Vivek Ramaswamy to sell his individual stock and commit to not investing in data centers
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Amy Acton for Governor campaign
Dr. Amy Acton's conditional data center moratorium plan is described as much more realistic for lowering energy costs than Ramaswamy's plan.
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Vivek Ramaswamy campaign
Ramaswamy's platform announced in August would prohibit new data centers from coming to Ohio until companies pay electric bills for their communities
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Ramaswamy said AI data centers moving to Ohio is good and he wants Bitcoin mining and AI data center industries in the state
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Ramaswamy said generation makes up about half of a customer's power bill
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Amy Acton, Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Vivek Ramaswamy has personally invested millions in data centers and other data center tied companies including NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and industrial real estate firms
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Republican gubernatorial candidate
Ramaswamy's current plan would temporarily stop new data center projects until lawmakers enact rules requiring developers to provide electricity or compensation to nearby residents, pay full property taxes and meet environmental and farmland protections
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Amy Acton pledges not to hold individual stocks as governor
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Republican candidate for Ohio governor
Vivek Ramaswamy proposed requiring data centers to provide free electricity to neighboring residents
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Acton wants a conditional moratorium on data centers in Ohio
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Ramaswamy's platform announced in August would prohibit new data centers from coming to Ohio until companies pay electric bills for the communities they are in
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U.S. Representative candidate
Eric Conroy called for local government regulations on data centers with companies paying utility costs
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Democratic nominee for Ohio's 7th Congressional District
Brian Poindexter, Democratic nominee, believes AI has potential for breakthroughs but need to balance against risks to workers and safety of children with clear regulations
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Ohio Democratic Party held rally in Bowling Green to denounce Jon Husted for bringing hundreds of data centers to Ohio
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Wood County auditor candidate
Mark Wongrowski said Meta data center north of Bowling Green in Middleton Township required 75 percent tax abatement for 15 years
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Mark Wongrowski, Wood County auditor candidate
Ohio electricity bills have gone up double the national average
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Wood County Democrats criticized Republicans for their support of data center projects
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Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican gubernatorial candidate, said data centers have done a horrific job
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Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy pledged to issue a first day in office executive order halting approval of all new data center projects
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Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown is running an ad calling incumbent Sen. Jon Husted the 'face of data centers' for supporting tax breaks and economic benefits
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Kim Georgeton, Ohio candidate
The proposed data center site is located half a mile from an elementary school
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Kim Georgeton, Ohio candidate
Data centers bring mostly temporary construction jobs and leave a skeleton crew once completed
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Kim Georgeton, Ohio candidate
Data centers emit loud buzzing noises, produce electromagnetic frequencies, and operate diesel generators continuously that cause unknown health effects
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Kim Georgeton, Ohio candidate
Data center facilities drain thousands of gallons of water per day from aquifers used by local farmers and families
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Kim Georgeton, Ohio candidate
Data centers consume high amounts of electricity, straining the grid and increasing utility bills for residents
Business groups and unions 5
Chambers of commerce, trade associations and labor unions. Every state.
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senior director of state and national policy, Ohio Farm Bureau
Brad Bales, senior director of state and national policy with Ohio Farm Bureau, says electricity costs, water quantity, and water quality are concerns
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce study found central and southwestern Ohio corridors are broadly well positioned to support additional data center growth from a water resource perspective through 2030
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board chair Ohio Manufacturers' Association Energy Group
Brad Belden board chair of Ohio Manufacturers' Association Energy Group stated projected demand has become the justification for enormous spending and record capacity costs.
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Ryan Augsburger, OMA President, stated concerns about accuracy of data center energy demand forecasts
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OMA President
OMA and Augsburger called for greater transparency in utility forecasts and for regulators to stop treating them as facts
Advocates and residents 15
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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private citizen
George A. Elmaraghy, Columbus resident, argues that AI and data centers should be supported in Ohio and that existing rules should be applied without exemptions or public financial support to companies
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George A. Elmaraghy, Columbus resident, states that data center fearmongering is holding Ohio back and advocates for reasonable guardrails on AI development without special tax exemptions or public financial support.
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George A. Elmaraghy, Columbus resident
Public negative reaction toward AI and data centers is driven by mistakes committed by various levels of government that tried to lure data centers to the wrong locations by providing tax breaks and inappropriate incentives.
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Dr. Amy Acton and Conserve Ohio are encouraging the Ohio General Assembly to pass a data center moratorium.
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Eric Tipton, southern Ohio farmer, says land use competition is a major issue in every local meeting
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Ohio residents report soaring electricity bills and noise pollution as impacts of the AI data center boom
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Some Ohio residents are forced to relocate from their homes due to impacts of the data center boom
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Citizens group opposing Wilmington data center
Citizens group opposed to proposed Amazon data center in Wilmington sought ballot initiative to establish local zoning standards for noise, lighting, emissions, generator testing, water use and discharge, and heat generation.
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Ohio farmers and agricultural stakeholders
Farmers and agricultural stakeholders express concern that data center growth discussions do not adequately include agriculture or protect Ohio's water resources long term
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director of water resources, Alliance for the Great Lakes
Helena Volzer, director of water resources at the Alliance for the Great Lakes, said it's very difficult to craft conservation standards when the exact water consumption is unknown
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James Laird, Columbus Dispatch letter writer
Data centers have been expanding across Ohio for two decades, with rapid growth over the last 10 years.
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Caitlin Johnson, Innovation Ohio
Ramaswamy holds stock in NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and numerous AI focused companies specializing in data center infrastructure, power generation, or cryptocurrency
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James Laird, Columbus Dispatch letter writer
Intel semiconductor plant in New Albany will consume significantly more electricity than a typical data center.
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Beth Cole, Middleton Township resident
Meta data center footprint is now 5 percent of Middleton Township
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Jessica Sharp, Wilmington resident
Three ordinances with defective public notice must be repealed, replaced, or re ratified before site plan approval
Researchers and analysts 4
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants. Every state.
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The Buckeye Institute argues against a data center moratorium in Ohio and pushes for transparency instead.
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Ashley Brown, Harvard Electricity Policy Group executive director, said Ramaswamy's plan is not workable
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energy researcher
Jonathan G. Koomey stated nobody has certainty about data center energy use predictions in coming years
Other voices 18
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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TiffinOhio.net reporting
Data centers have become embodiment of ratepayers' frustrations, gobbling up tax incentives in exchange for higher energy costs
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Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP Advocates for Effective Government gave $500 to Dovilla's campaign on March 31, 2025.
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Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
Vorys assisted Vantage Data Centers with a more than $2 billion hyperscale data center campus in New Albany, including economic development incentives, state and local taxation, land acquisition and zoning.
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National Memo
Sen. Jon Husted received 631,284 dollars from companies that own and operate data centers, employees of those companies, and lobbyists representing those companies between 2001 and 2026.
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National Memo
Husted personally championed sales tax exemption for data centers that helped pave way for Google run data center in New Albany.
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National Memo
Sean Dunn, Husted's senior advisor, is an Ohio based lobbyist who did work for Meta and personally donated more than 94,000 dollars to Husted's campaigns while also working as a lobbyist.
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National Memo
As lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025, Husted pushed to expand use of AI in state and local government including public schools, making Ohio a hotbed for AI industry and accelerating data center construction.
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Kim Bojko, energy policy lawyer, stated that Ramaswamy's plan to connect private data center power plants to homes faces numerous legal and practical barriers and physical problems because data centers typically avoid grid connection to escape lengthy regulatory delays.
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Ohio Capital Journal reporting
Dr. Amy Acton holds stock in Microsoft and Iron Mountain, which operates a data center near Dayton using 1.4 megawatts
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Ohio Capital Journal reporting from federal tax filing
Ramaswamy had a federal tax filing showing a holding worth up to $5 million in Microsoft in 2023
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Ohio Capital Journal reporting
Vivek Ramaswamy holds stock in NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and other AI and data center related companies, and holds a position in Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF
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energy policy lawyer
Kim Bojko said plan faces legal barriers including constitutional restrictions on taking property without compensation
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Springfield News-Sun / Dayton Daily News
Acton holds stock in Iron Mountain, which runs a data center near Dayton Ohio
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Springfield News-Sun / Dayton Daily News
Ramaswamy had a federal tax filing showing a Microsoft holding worth up to five million dollars in 2023
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Saadia Holdings LLC, company
Saadia Holdings told officials the proposed data center would employ 100 people
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News report
Former Governor John Kasich gave 40 year tax breaks to Google, Meta and Amazon to build data centers in Ohio even though once built, data centers produce relatively few jobs
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Philip Elliott, Time Magazine
Public opinion shifted 12 points against new data centers between March and July 2026 according to one national poll
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Merrin voted in 2017 for Ohio's 2018-19 budget which included tax breaks for data centers.
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