Data-center buildout in Ohio, as reported

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Oct 12	Circleville Herald ($)	Answering questions regarding the EdgeConneX data center / power generation↗ Circleville Herald ($) Siting	Village of Ashville, OH Ohio	us/oh/pickaway/village/ashville us/oh
Oct 12	Hoodline	Grove City Data Center Fight Pushes Ohio Voters to the Ballot Nov. 3↗ Hoodline Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Grove City, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city
Oct 12	Signal Cleveland	Cleveland readies to extend pause on new data centers↗ Signal Cleveland Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga
Oct 9	wtol.com	Allen Township data center rules could exempt proposed 240-acre campus↗ wtol.com Siting	Allen Township, OH (named in coverage)	—
Oct 9	Canton Repository	Can Canton spare enough water for 4 proposed data centers?↗ Canton Repository Water	City of Canton, OH	us/oh/stark/city/canton
Oct 8	The Newark Advocate	Aligned Data Centers to appeal Pataskala's denial of proposed center↗ The Newark Advocatealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Pataskala, OH	us/oh/licking/city/pataskala
Oct 8	Wapakoneta Daily News	A Data Center In Wapakoneta?↗ Wapakoneta Daily News Siting	City of Wapakoneta, OH	us/oh/auglaize/city/wapakoneta
Oct 7	Springfield News-Sun ($)	Urbana council takes no action on proposed data center settlement↗ Springfield News-Sun ($) More coverage: Urbana Daily Citizen SubsidiesSiting	City of Urbana, OH	us/oh/champaign/city/urbana
Oct 7	Akron Beacon Journal	Zoning change OK'd in Shalersville. What's next in data center fight?↗ Akron Beacon Journalalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting−, Denied or halted	Shalersville Township, OH Portage County, OH	us/oh/portage/twp/shalersville us/oh/portage
Oct 7	Chillicothe Gazette ($)	How loud is Chillicothe? A look at local noise levels↗ Chillicothe Gazette ($) Siting	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Oct 7	WCPO 9 News	Pierce Township weighs rules on data centers after proposal from California-based company↗ WCPO 9 News Power and grid	Pierce Township, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce
Oct 6	WHIO TV	Protesters voice opposition to Meta data center in Piqua↗ WHIO TV Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Piqua, OH Miami County, OH	us/oh/miami/city/piqua us/oh/miami
Oct 6	hometownstations.com	Delphos City Council approves 18-month data center moratorium↗ hometownstations.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Delphos, OH	us/oh/allen/city/delphos
Oct 5	Realtor.com	Cincinnati’s Data Center Zoning Overlay Blocks New Projects Across 22,000+ Parcels↗ Realtor.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cincinnati, OH	us/oh/hamilton/city/cincinnati
Oct 5	Springfield News-Sun ($)	Urbana mayor reveals proposed settlement in $1B data center dispute↗ Springfield News-Sun ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Urbana, OH	us/oh/champaign/city/urbana
Oct 5	Cleveland.com ($)	Cleveland’s data center debate heats up: 5 takeaways from city’s latest public hearing↗ Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Star Beacon Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH City of Conneaut, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland us/oh/ashtabula/city/conneaut
Oct 3	Findlay News | The Courier ($)	Allen Twp working to adopt data center rules↗ Findlay News | The Courier ($) Siting	Allen Township, OH (named in coverage)	—
Oct 2	circlevilleherald.com ($)	Letter to the Editor: For Mayor Clark and the Members of Ashville Village Council↗ circlevilleherald.com ($) More coverage: Circleville Herald Water−, Denied or halted	Village of Ashville, OH	us/oh/pickaway/village/ashville
Oct 2	Spectrum News	Data center ban: City discussing ‘benefits,’ residents call ‘bribing’↗ Spectrum Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Spectrum News WaterSiting	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 2	Yahoo	Trenton Council Introduces Legislation Ahead of November Data Center Vote↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WCPO 9 News SitingSubsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 1	WKBN.com	Hubbard residents to vote yes or no on data center ban↗ WKBN.comalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting	City of Hubbard, OH	us/oh/trumbull/city/hubbard
Oct 1	Journal-News.com ($)	Trenton proposes legislation to tie tax holiday, YMCA discounts to data center vote↗ Journal-News.com ($) More coverage: Journal-News.com Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Oct 1	10TV	Columbus City Council approves regulations on high-water-use facilities, like data centers↗ 10TV Water−, Denied or halted	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Oct 1	WKYC	Stark County couple pushes back against proposed data center: 'Farmland that can never be replaced'↗ WKYC Water	City of Canton, OH Stark County, OH	us/oh/stark/city/canton us/oh/stark
Oct 1	Journal-News.com ($)	Amazon to host open house in Trenton on data center project↗ Journal-News.com ($) Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 29	Chronicle Telegram ($)	Amherst Council advances data center moratorium↗ Chronicle Telegram ($) More coverage: Journal-News.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Amherst, OH Warren County, OH	us/oh/lorain/city/amherst us/oh/warren
Sep 29	Cleveland.com ($)	Cleveland to hold Tuesday night hearing on data centers as council moratorium nears expiration↗ Cleveland.com ($) More coverage: Yahoo · WKYC Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Sep 29	Chillicothe Gazette ($)	Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce releases letter about data center↗ Chillicothe Gazette ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Chillicothe Gazette · NBC4 WCMH-TV · Scioto Post · iHeart SitingWater	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 29	thisweeknews.com	We've had enough. Grove City's fight to control data centers won't stop growth | Letters↗ thisweeknews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	City of Grove City, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city
Sep 29	chillicothegazette.com ($)	What did the February letter from city say about data center zoning?↗ chillicothegazette.com ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 29	whas11.com	Mercer County blocks data center near Shaker Village, seeks more protections↗ whas11.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Mercer County, OH	us/oh/mercer
Sep 29	WTOL	Oregon mayor pushes back on Vantage data center timeline as referendum nears↗ WTOLalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WTOL Subsidies	City of Oregon, OH	us/oh/lucas/city/oregon
Sep 29	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	How a $1 billion data center fell apart in Ohio↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) More coverage: morningagclips.com · remio.ai Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Hamilton, OH Butler County, OH Ashville, OH (named in coverage)	us/oh/butler/city/hamilton us/oh/butler —
Sep 27	Scioto Post	A Conversation With Chillicothe Mayor Feeney on the Data Center Issue↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 25	Scioto Post	“Appalachians Against Data Centers” – A Conversation with the Local Founder↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: 91.7 WVXU Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH Ross County, OH City of Cincinnati, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe us/oh/ross us/oh/hamilton/city/cincinnati
Sep 25	WKYC	Cleveland residents speak out on proposed data centers during first public hearing↗ WKYC More coverage: Cleveland.com Siting	City of Cleveland, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland
Sep 25	91.7 WVXU	St. Bernard approves data center moratorium; Ivorydale proposal could still happen↗ 91.7 WVXUalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WKRC · WCPO 9 News Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of St. Bernard, OH	us/oh/hamilton/village/st-bernard
Sep 24	614NOW	Multiple Central Ohio cities voting on permanent data center bans↗ 614NOW More coverage: Lexington Herald Leader · Yahoo Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Grove City, OH City of Pataskala, OH Village of Granville, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/grove-city us/oh/licking/city/pataskala us/oh/licking/village/granville
Sep 24	Canton Repository	New $2.9 billion data center proposed in Canton. Here's what to know↗ Canton Repositoryalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Alliance Review Power and gridWater	City of Canton, OH Stark County, OH	us/oh/stark/city/canton us/oh/stark
Sep 23	WVXU	St. Bernard considers data center moratorium amid proposal for old Ivorydale site↗ WVXU Siting	Village of St. Bernard, OH	us/oh/hamilton/village/st-bernard
Sep 22	Farm and Dairy	Is a data center coming to Conneaut, Ohio? Some residents think so, and they want to stop it.↗ Farm and Dairy Siting	City of Conneaut, OH	us/oh/ashtabula/city/conneaut
Sep 22	Canton Repository	Is Alliance getting a data center? It looks like it. Here's where↗ Canton Repository Siting	City of Alliance, OH	us/oh/stark/city/alliance
Sep 22	Record Herald	Fayette Co. commissioners approve temporary data center moratorium↗ Record Herald More coverage: Chronicle Telegram · WFMJ · Warren County Post Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, OH City of Amherst, OH Ohio	us/oh/fayette us/oh/lorain/city/amherst us/oh
Sep 22	iHeart	What the Developer of the Proposed Data Center Has Said↗ iHeartalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WTOL WaterSubsidies	City of Chillicothe, OH City of Oregon, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe us/oh/lucas/city/oregon
Sep 21	WTAP	What Ohio’s Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates say about data centers↗ WTAP Siting−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh
Sep 21	Scioto Post	What the Developer of the Proposed Data Center Has Said↗ Scioto Post Siting	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 21	National Review	The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town↗ National Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet Water+, Approved or advancing	Pike County, OH Village of Piketon, OH	us/oh/pike us/oh/pike/village/piketon
Sep 20	WLWT	Ohio Supreme Court blocks citizen-led Wilmington data center referendum from appearing on ballot↗ WLWT More coverage: Engineering News-Record Water−, Denied or halted	City of Wilmington, OH Clinton County, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/clinton
Sep 18	Scioto Valley Guardian	Fayette Co. commissioners to authorize L-H Battery deals, weigh data center freeze↗ Scioto Valley Guardian Siting−, Denied or halted	Fayette County, OH	us/oh/fayette
Sep 18	local12.com	Court rules proposed Wilmington data center ordinance cannot go before voters↗ local12.com More coverage: WKEF · thecentersquare.com Water−, Denied or halted	City of Wilmington, OH Clinton County, OH	us/oh/clinton/city/wilmington us/oh/clinton
Sep 18	Journal-News.com ($)	Trenton voters will decide on a data center ban: Election 2026↗ Journal-News.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: news-herald.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH Lake County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler us/oh/lake
Sep 18	Signal Cleveland	Cleveland data center hearings: When and where↗ Signal Cleveland More coverage: Ideastream · record-courier.com Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County, OH Portage County, OH	us/oh/cuyahoga/city/cleveland us/oh/cuyahoga us/oh/portage
Sep 17	10TV	Licking County neighborhood raises concerns over proposed rezoning for data center↗ 10TValso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: 10tv.com SitingWater	Licking County, OH Etna Township, OH	us/oh/licking us/oh/licking/twp/etna
Sep 17	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Data center opponents press Columbus for moratorium at public hearing↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	94.3 WKKJ	What Was Learned in Chillicothe Council’s Data Center Review Session?↗ 94.3 WKKJalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Chillicothe Gazette Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 16	WFMJ	McDonald council to weigh emergency data center moratorium↗ WFMJ More coverage: WFMJ · WKBN.com · The Vindicator · Tribune Chronicle · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	Village of McDonald, OH	us/oh/trumbull/village/mcdonald
Sep 16	abc6onyourside.com	Columbus City Council to update residents on proposed data center legislation Wednesday↗ abc6onyourside.com Water	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	The Business Journals ($)	Property owners withdraw 601-acre annexation petition for Amazon's $5B data center↗ The Business Journals ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 16	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Columbus seeks bigger water payments from data centers↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($) More coverage: Yahoo WaterSiting	City of Columbus, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/columbus
Sep 16	The Columbus Dispatch ($)	Hilliard withdraws appeal of fuel cell power for Amazon data center↗ The Columbus Dispatch ($) More coverage: The Business Journals · Yahoo Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Hilliard, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/hilliard
Sep 15	WVXU	Trenton withdraws request to annex land for data center. What's next?↗ WVXU Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler
Sep 15	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	SW Ohio city abruptly withdraws petition for Amazon data center↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Hamilton, OH	us/oh/butler/city/hamilton
Sep 15	WFMJ	Developer addresses ‘misconceptions’ on eve of McDonald data center forum↗ WFMJ More coverage: WFMJ WaterSiting	Village of McDonald, OH	us/oh/trumbull/village/mcdonald
Sep 15	The VW independent	Stevens shares updates on incentive negotiations, more↗ The VW independent Subsidies	City of Van Wert, OH Van Wert County, OH	us/oh/van-wert/city/van-wert us/oh/van-wert
Sep 15	Chillicothe Gazette ($)	Chillicothe City Council removes moratorium on data centers↗ Chillicothe Gazette ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: NBC4 WCMH-TV · Scioto Post · Scioto Post Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 15	Bryan Times	Pioneer puts moratorium on data centers↗ Bryan Timesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WTVG Siting−, Denied or halted	Village of Pioneer, OH	us/oh/williams/village/pioneer
Sep 15	WTVG	Lima puts pause on future data center projects as city evaluates standards↗ WTVGalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: LimaOhio.com · GovTech · Toledo Blade Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Lima, OH	us/oh/allen/city/lima
Sep 14	Fremont News-Messenger ($)	Data center unlikely in Ballville Township, trustee says↗ Fremont News-Messenger ($) More coverage: Fremont News-Messenger Siting−, Denied or halted	Ballville Township, OH	us/oh/sandusky/twp/ballville
Sep 14	95.3 WKTN	Kenton City Council to Consider Data Center Moratorium Tonight↗ 95.3 WKTN More coverage: KPVI Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Kenton, OH Ohio	us/oh/hardin/city/kenton us/oh
Sep 14	Scioto Post	Chillicothe Council Continues Debate on Data Center Tonight after Review a Week Ago↗ Scioto Postalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Scioto Valley Guardian Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 14	Chillicothe Gazette	Public hearing planned for 51-mile AEP transmission project↗ Chillicothe Gazette Power and grid	Ohio Jackson County, OH Pike County, OH	us/oh us/oh/jackson us/oh/pike
Sep 14	Cincinnati Enquirer ($)	Ohio county could pave way for data center after townships said no↗ Cincinnati Enquirer ($) Siting	Butler County, OH City of Trenton, OH	us/oh/butler us/oh/butler/city/trenton
Sep 13	wcpo.com	300MW data center proposed for Pierce Township near Beckjord despite moratorium↗ wcpo.com Water	Pierce Township, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce
Sep 12	Findlay News | The Courier ($)	Findlay's proposed data center zoning gets rewrite↗ Findlay News | The Courier ($) More coverage: Review Times Siting	City of Findlay, OH	us/oh/hancock/city/findlay
Sep 12	Canton Repository	Stark County's Alignment Engine proposes data center in Chillicothe↗ Canton Repository Water	City of Chillicothe, OH	us/oh/ross/city/chillicothe
Sep 11	Athens County Independent	Dover Township discusses data center concerns↗ Athens County Independent Siting	Athens County, OH City of Athens, OH	us/oh/athens us/oh/athens/city/athens
Sep 11	bizjournals.com ($)	$5B Amazon data center project pits city against townships in Butler County↗ bizjournals.com ($) Subsidies	City of Trenton, OH Butler County, OH	us/oh/butler/city/trenton us/oh/butler
Sep 11	cleveland.com ($)	Stow sets regulations for future data centers on water, energy, noise↗ cleveland.com ($) Water	City of Stow, OH	us/oh/summit/city/stow
Sep 11	The Columbus Dispatch	Controversial Worthington zoning change leads citizens to push for referendum↗ The Columbus Dispatch Siting	City of Worthington, OH	us/oh/franklin/city/worthington
Sep 11	Bryan Times	Developer plans data center in Pioneer↗ Bryan Times Water	Village of Pioneer, OH	us/oh/williams/village/pioneer
Sep 11	WKRC	San Francisco company pitches data center in Clermont County despite local moratorium↗ WKRCalso carried by 1 other outlet Water−, Denied or halted	Pierce Township, OH Clermont County, OH	us/oh/clermont/twp/pierce us/oh/clermont
Sep 10	Morning Journal ($)	Legislation to ban tax abatements for data centers introduced in Ohio↗ Morning Journal ($) More coverage: Yahoo · Cleveland.com · Cleveland.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Ohio	us/oh

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