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Ohio communities test zoning limits as they resist new data centers

Ohio communities test zoning limits as they resist new data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

Ohio is a tax-incentivized hotspot for large AI data centers, but local resistance is rising fast, especially in rural townships...

Microsoft breaks ground on new AI-focused data center in Ohio

Microsoft breaks ground on new AI-focused data center in Ohio

Melissa Palmer
February 24, 2026

Microsoft just broke ground on a new data center in Heath, Ohio, aimed squarely at growing cloud and AI infrastructure...

Ohio county says Waterford data center can proceed without commissioners

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Washington County’s fight over a proposed Waterford data center is really about NDAs, trust, and who actually has leverage over...

Monclova Township in Ohio enacts yearlong halt on data centers

Monclova Township in Ohio enacts yearlong halt on data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 18, 2026

Monclova Township just put a 12‑month pause on data center development, even though no formal projects are on the table...

Ohio village delays decision on data center moratorium amid community concerns

Ohio village delays decision on data center moratorium amid community concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 17, 2026

Archbold is pausing a proposed moratorium on data centers so it can study long-term impacts instead of making a rushed,...

Cincinnati, Ohio plans three‑month pause on new AI data centers

Cincinnati, Ohio plans three‑month pause on new AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

Cincinnati is moving to impose a three‑month pause on new data centers across more than 20,000 parcels while it figures...

Community left guessing as data center plans lack basic details

Community left guessing as data center plans lack basic details

Melissa Palmer
January 20, 2026

Strata Expanse is planning an AI data center near Hanging Rock, Ohio, but four weeks in, they still have not...

Local zoning fight stalls massive AI‑era data center project in LORDSTOWN, OHIO

Local zoning fight stalls massive AI‑era data center project in LORDSTOWN, OHIO

Melissa Palmer
January 14, 2026

A $3.6 billion, 133‑acre data center project in Lordstown is now a full-blown legal fight over whether the village is...

AWS data center plan stalls in Wilmington, Ohio over unanswered questions on impacts

AWS data center plan stalls in Wilmington, Ohio over unanswered questions on impacts

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Amazon’s Wilmington, Ohio data center plan is stalled because the company couldn’t answer basic facility questions on cooling, generators, noise,...

Deep Dive: Meta Socrates South Data Center

Deep Dive: Meta Socrates South Data Center

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Socrates South is a 200 MW natural-gas power plant built for one purpose: to power a Meta-affiliated data center without touching...

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