Ohio Communities Challenge Data Centers: Ten Towns Cast Votes in November

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Resistance against data centers is intensifying across Ohio. In November, ten municipalities, including Conneaut, Defiance, Piqua, and Urbana, will decide on local regulations, with 21 out of approximately 40 data center-related ballot initiatives in the country being located in Ohio, as reported by Ballotpedia. A campaign for a statewide moratorium has accumulated 140,000 signatures out of the required 410,000 by October 2. A survey from Bowling Green State University indicates that 75% of local residents are against having data centers in their neighborhoods. Amazon claims that the water consumption of a data center is less than that of a few car washes annually. Disclosure: This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.  ai-generated

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00:00Ohio is pushing back on data centers.

00:02Ten Ohio communities, including Knaut, Defiance, Pequot, Urbanah, and Upper Sandusky,

00:08vote in November on local data center restrictions.

00:11According to Ballotpedia, 21 of roughly 40 local data center ballot measures nationwide are in Ohio.

00:18Activists are also working on a statewide moratorium,

00:21and they had collected 140,000 of about 410,000 signatures.

00:26The earliest it could reach voters is 2027.

00:28A Bowling Green State University poll found 75% of residents oppose data centers in their own community,

00:36and 63% oppose them anywhere in Ohio.

00:39One proposed Amazon data center in Adams County would use 1.3 gigawatts of power,

00:44and a campus near Piketon could demand 10,000 megawatts.

00:47Amazon told lawmakers a data center uses less water than a few car washes a year.

00:52Columbus is already the third largest data center market in the country.

00:56Where do you stand?

00:58This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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