Grassroots Group Pushes Statewide Ban on Large-Scale Data Centers
As moratoriums on data centers spread across Ohio, a proposed constitutional amendment could ban large-scale data centers entirely if supporters garner enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot.
As moratoriums on data centers spread across Ohio, a proposed constitutional amendment could ban large-scale data centers entirely if supporters garner enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot. The amendment, circulated by Ohio Residents for Responsible Development, seeks to prohibit construction of data centers that aggregate monthly demand or peak load of greater than 25 megawatts, citing environmental concerns. “This amendment got proposed in southern Ohio, where they’re building a ton of hyperscale data centers in communities and they’re turning it into an area similar to the Data Center Row out in Virginia,” said Erin Derzon, a...
