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AEP said in a statement it can now provide utility bill relief to about 2,600 people for every $1 million. With $8.4 million in funding from five data center companies, that means only 21,000 Ohioans would qualify.

In the southwest Ohio city of Trenton, officials are ushering in large-scale data centers that promise jobs and economic development. But, some residents aren’t sold, saying a lack of transparency is leaving them in the dark.

Attack ads have been flooding Ohioans’ airwaves this summer. Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown has been hammering GOP nominee Jon Husted over his stance on data centers.

OpenAI joins Japanese-owned SB Energy, Nvidia and the U.S. Department of Energy in what is planned to be a six-year construction project.

The first building phase of 5C Group's Springfield data center is expected to be complete by the end of September. While economic leaders wait in anticipation, some residents aren't so enthused.

Though the Ohio Supreme Court ruling means Ashville must submit petitions for a ballot issue this fall on a data center to elections officials, the vote isn't guaranteed to happen.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Ashville's fiscal officer cannot refuse to certify a petition submitted by opponents of a proposed data center project.

Elected officials and candidates in Ohio have said for months the debate over data centers ranks among the major issues for voters heading into the November election.

Eolian Chief Development Officer Eric Stoutenburg said the technology can help prevent brown outs and black outs as data centers continue to tax the electricity grid.

Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton said she supports a moratorium on data centers unless they meet a handful of conditions.