Ohio

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...

Lordstown, OHIO Moratorium on new data centers reshapes how AI Builds are approached

Lordstown, OHIO Moratorium on new data centers reshapes how AI Builds are approached

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Lordstown council just put a 180-day freeze on new data center permits, signaling local resistance to more AI and cloud...

Ashville, Ohio moratorium on new data centers signals rising local resistance

Ashville, Ohio moratorium on new data centers signals rising local resistance

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

Ashville, Ohio just imposed a 180-day moratorium on new data center zoning, directly targeting expansion plans like the EdgeConneX campus....

Ohio leverage over AI data centers pauses edgeConneX build strategy

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Ashville just put a 180-day pause on new data centers, but existing zoning and a 2022 “Will Serve” letter still...

Resident backlash prompts delay on massive Amazon Wilmington, ohio data center

Resident backlash prompts delay on massive Amazon Wilmington, ohio data center

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Wilmington, Ohio has delayed final approval of a $4 billion Amazon data center that would cover 471 acres, after strong...

Local ohio bans on data centers reshape where ai capacity can be built

Local ohio bans on data centers reshape where ai capacity can be built

Melissa Palmer
December 15, 2025

Washington Township in central Ohio just put a 90-day moratorium on new data centers, following a similar move by nearby...

Tax breaks for Amazon data center reshape Wilmington, ohio’s economy and risks

Tax breaks for Amazon data center reshape Wilmington, ohio’s economy and risks

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

Amazon wants a 30-year, 70 percent property tax break for a $4 billion, 471-acre AWS data center in Wilmington that...

Grid constraints now limit data center plans more than GPUs

Grid constraints now limit data center plans more than GPUs

Melissa Palmer
December 3, 2025

PJM’s independent market monitor is asking FERC to let PJM pause new data center interconnections across its 13-state footprint until...

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