Data-center buildout in Ohio, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Ohio, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 106 stories

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Aug 28 Ramaswamy's data center plan could work for Appalachian but we have terms l | Opinion
The Columbus Dispatch
Aug 28 Lordstown data center moratorium committee proposes zoning changes
WFMJ
Aug 28 Conneaut residents take data center restrictions to November ballot
WKYC
Aug 27 Ohio's billionaire tax rebate: who really benefits from the data center exemption?
Cleveland.com ($)
Aug 27 Leaders turn down millions, reject annexation plan for Amazon data center
Spectrum News
Aug 27 Ohioans' rights are being crushed to please data center oligarchs | Ex-attorney general
The Columbus Dispatchalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Columbus Dispatch
Aug 26 Upper Sandusky implements six-month moratorium on new data center development
Crawford County Now
Aug 26 Wilmington man fights to send data center regulations to November ballot
WLWT
Aug 26 Editorial: Oregon jobs going south
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Aug 26 Pataskala City Council votes against data center proposal
NBC4 WCMH-TValso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 25 Chillicothe City Council passes moratorium on new data centers
Chillicothe Gazette ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: crescent-news.com · Scioto Post
Aug 25 Shalersville trustees propose changes that may nix data center
AOL.com
Aug 25 Piqua Commission approves AES agreement for proposed data center
Miami Valley Today
Aug 25 Adams County residents fear environmental and utility costs of possible data center
WVXU
Aug 25 Behavior at council meetings addressed
The VW independent
Aug 24 Chillicothe Council Heard Speakers on Data Center Concerns
94.3 WKKJalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Scioto Post
Aug 24 Court allows construction company to argue for data center
AOL.com
Aug 24 A New Thome Is Starting His Own Baseball Legacy: CLE Daily
Cleveland Magazine
Aug 24 Grove City officials, citizen group working to compromise on charter amendment
The Columbus Dispatch ($)
More coverage: AOL.com
Aug 24 Balloon Festival draws crowds, celebrates 50th | Hottest real estate market in Union County | Data center developers shopping for love and support
Marysville Matters
Aug 23 Pataskala City Council hearing Tuesday on data center proposal comes after residents petitioned for a vote to ban such centers
The Reporting Project
Aug 22 Jackson City Council forms Data Center Committee
The Telegram News
Aug 22 North Canton rejects neighborhood business district proposal
Canton Repository
Aug 21 Council, residents split on Amazon data center rules in Wilmington
FOX19 | Cincinnati ($)
Aug 18 Amazon eyes land for suburban county's first hyperscale data center
Cincinnati Enquirer
More coverage: AOL.com
Aug 18 Weather to clear up for Balloon Festival | What goes on behind the scenes on data center projects | Jerome moves forward on township hall renovation
Marysville Matters
Aug 18 Fayette County commissioners approve Jeffersonville annexations, review data center moratorium and Avery’s Law
Record Herald
Aug 18 OpenAI Backs PORTS-Pike Project, $160M Investment in Ohio
blockchain.news
Aug 18 Oregon city council vote unanimously approving data center charter amendment for November ballot
wtol.com
Aug 17 Ohio General Assembly members propose sweeping bill to regulate data center development
Scioto Analysis
Aug 17 Trenton’s proposed data center moratorium hangs in balance as Ohio Supreme Court fight moves forward
Journal-News.com ($)
Aug 17 Licking County ballot certified, more data center amendments expected
The Newark Advocate
Aug 17 OpenAI and Nvidia join forces for new enormous Ohio data center
Washington Examiner ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 17 Guilty plea in Madison Baby Doe case | Marysville OVI checkpoint results from Saturday | Richwood Fair's new pavilion ready for action
Marysville Matters
Aug 17 Grove City to vote on citizen push to block data centers
NBC4 WCMH-TValso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 17 Townships move to capture future data center tax revenue as Trenton pursues annexation
Journal-News.com ($)
Aug 17 Oregon community members ask where the revenue is if not a data center
presspublications.com
Aug 15 Ohio farmland is quietly becoming ground zero for America’s AI power crisis, and one developer began preparing for it more than a decade ago
Energies Media
Aug 14 Data centers: Ohio groups seek more protections in lame duck
State Affairs Pro ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Spectrum News
Aug 14 Springfield's $1.3B data center brings economic hope — and environmental skepticism
WYSO Public Radioalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: wvxu.org
Aug 14 Ohio Supreme Court allows Ashville referendum against data center project to move forward
Ohio Capital Journal
Aug 13 Findlay works on data center rules after canceled meeting raises transparency questions
wtol.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 13 One developer watched Amazon start buying land near Columbus a decade ago, and now he’s building the East’s biggest battery in the middle of America’s AI power crisis
Energies Media
Aug 13 Data center drama brewing in Findlay as city considers policies to put in place once moratorium ends
WTOL
Aug 13 Stow moving to set regulations for data centers before any new projects are proposed
Cleveland.com ($)
More coverage: Hoodline
Aug 13 Amazon plans 18-building campus outside Cincinnati, Ohio
Data Center Dynamics
Aug 13 Etna Township adopts zoning changes amid interest from data center
newarkadvocate.com ($)
Aug 13 Massachusetts initiative would require local voter approval and other conditions for data center permits, the second statewide proposal following Ohio
Ballotpedia Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 13 Plain City , Ohio just paused all new data center development for a full year , joining a growing list of small Ohio villages that decided the incentives from Columbus are moving faster than local water and power can absorb
dmnews.com
Aug 13 Middleton Twp. Zoning Commission sides with residents opposed to more zoning changes for data center
BG Independent News
Aug 12 Fairfield County data center draws skepticism, alternative utility plans
NBC4 WCMH-TV
Aug 12 Conneaut data center moratorium does not pass, charter amendment still on agenda
Star Beacon
Aug 12 Green Township trustees approve moratorium on new development amid data centers push
WTOV
Green Township, OH (named in coverage)
Aug 11 Amazon eyes $5B data center in Greater Cincinnati
The Business Journals ($)
Aug 11 Ohio regulators direct data center firms to provide utility AEP Ohio with 180 days notice prior to grid connection
Data Center Dynamics
Aug 11 Plain City data center moratorium adopted | The official causes behind 3 local residential fires | The enrollment trend driving MEVSD's facility plan
Marysville Matters
Aug 11 Data center in Trenton spurs transparency concerns
WVXU
Aug 10 Special report: Going to school on MEVSD facilities proposal | Data center pause back before Plain City Village Council | Balloon Festival gearing up
Marysville Matters
Aug 10 Ohio U.S. Senate candidates offer contrasting visions for data centers
News From The Statesalso carried by 2 other outlets
Aug 10 Ohio zoning board rejects 45-megawatt data center plan for 3 Nordson buildings
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 8 Ohio targets $40 billion data center boom with local votes, pollution rules, and no tax breaks
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Cleveland.com
Aug 8 Ashville Data Center Referendum: What the Pickaway County Board of Elections Must Decide
Scioto Post
Aug 8 Vivek Ramaswamy finally breaks his silence on his platform – on Ohio data centers
Cleveland.com ($)
Aug 8 Ohio city approves 1-year data center moratorium amid energy, water concerns
The Cool Downalso carried by 2 other outlets
Aug 8 Ohio Supreme Court rules on potential vote on two data centers and natural gas plant
The Statehouse News Bureau
More coverage: Scioto Valley Guardian
Aug 7 Eolian starts building 1 GWh battery project for PJM data centers in Ohio
ESS News
Aug 7 New Albany gets small electric grid to power new data center
AOL.com
Aug 6 DeWine: Ohio data center tax break is for next governor to decide on
The Statehouse News Bureau
Aug 6 Ramaswamy says new Ohio data centers should pay residents’ electric bills
Cleveland.com ($)
More coverage: The Columbus Dispatch
Aug 6 Trotwood seeks new definition for potential data center
AOL.com
Aug 6 Plain City Village Council introduces possible one-year data center moratorium
The Columbus Dispatchalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Columbus Dispatch
Aug 6 URE serves up modest rate cut for members | Plain City ponders data center development pause for 1 year | Crop dusting controversy continues
Marysville Matters
Aug 6 Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes Free Electricity for Residents Living Near Data Centers
sciotopost.com
Aug 5 Ohio Farm Bureau says current data center permitting process protects state's water resources
Brownfield Ag News
Aug 5 Athens City Council passes data center moratorium
The Athens Messenger ($)
Aug 5 Central Ohio communities set vote on data centers
NBC4 WCMH-TValso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Cleveland.com · wfmj.com · WOSU Public Media · WOSU Public Media · +1 more
Aug 4 Trustees OK yearlong pause on zoning for data center
Athens County Independent
Aug 4 Ohio governor candidate calls for ‘immediate moratorium’ on new data centers
Cleveland.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 4 Clearcreek Township passes data center permit moratorium
AOL.com
Aug 4 Genoa data center debate continues as council works to address resident concerns
WTVG ($)
Aug 4 Massillon finalizes data center zoning regulations with 7-1 vote
Canton Repository
More coverage: news5cleveland.com
Aug 3 Editorial: Data center deal brings potential
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
Aug 1 Ohio residents packed council chambers to fight data centers, but zoning rules still passed
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
Jul 31 Ohio bill would let voters decide on every new data center project
Cleveland.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: FOX19 | Cincinnati
Jul 31 City Encouraging People To Review Data Center Zoning Ordinance
WFIN
Jul 31 Energy for data center will be generated on site
The Pike County News Watchman ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
Jul 31 Wilmington Council sets public hearings to redo AWS data center ordinances
Wilmington News Journal
Jul 31 Is a time zone change a realistic option for Ohio under permanent daylight saving time?
Cleveland.com ($)
Jul 31 MC Commissioners create NDA policy, focus on transparency
Miami Valley Today
Jul 31 Conneaut, Ohio considers moratorium on data center construction
yourerie.com
More coverage: Advertiser-Tribune
Jul 30 City of Chillicothe Taking Action on Data Center Concerns
Scioto Post
More coverage: Chillicothe Gazette
Chillicothe, OH (named in coverage)
Jul 30 Commissioners approve Google data center sewer design change
LimaOhio.com
Jul 30 Miami County commissioners tighten NDA policy, update zoning rules for data centers
WKEF
Jul 30 Acton, Pepper propose conditional moratorium on new data center construction
Hometown Stations
More coverage: Cleveland.com · News-Herald · Cleveland.com · WFMJ · +1 more
Jul 30 ‘Absolutely terrifying.’ This Ohio Supreme Court case could gut your right to challenge City Hall on just abo
Cleveland.com ($)
Asheville, OH (named in coverage)
Jul 30 Urbana data center saga continues with charter amendment, mayor recall, developer campaign
Springfield News-Sun ($)
Jul 30 California firm to build massive energy storage battery near New Albany data centers
The Columbus Dispatch ($)
Jul 30 Developer appeals for new data center in northeast Ohio community
Spectrum News
More coverage: Cleveland.com
Jul 30 Proposed legislation to require citizen referendum for data center projects
WFMJ
Jul 30 Capacity limits push Amherst residents outside as zoning board hears data center proposal
Cleveland 19 News ($)
More coverage: Yahoo · AOL.com · Cleveland.com
Jul 30 ‘Everyone is concerned’: Residents speak out against proposed data center in Amherst
Yahoo
Jul 29 ICYMI: Dr. Amy Acton Announces Support for Conditional Moratorium On Data Centers
Dr. Amy Acton for Governor
Jul 29 Biggest battery east of the Mississippi will help power AI complex
Canary Media
More coverage: Manufacturing.net
Jul 29 Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
The New York Times ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Audacy
Jul 29 Canton approves data center zoning rules
Canton Repository
More coverage: AOL.com
Jul 29 Ohio Supreme Court deciding if citizens can vote on data center
WFMJ
More coverage: Cleveland.com

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