data centers

A site plan review for an 880,000 square-foot data center in Trenton proposed by developer Prologis is set for the March 30 Planning Commission meeting.

The facilities, including the behemoth 10 gigawatt data center, will be constructed on revitalized U.S. Department of Energy land in Piketon.

The measure now heads to City Council for a public hearing and a vote.

The information could prove pivotal for local communities weighing large industrial developments like AI data centers.

Amid the data center boom, local governments across Ohio are temporarily banning the facilities.

The moratorium lasts for up to a year to give leaders time to consider changes to current zoning regulations.

Ohio ranks fifth in the nation for data centers. Does the development of this industry need more regulation?

Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday to temporarily regulate new and expanding data centers while the city studies possible permanent regulations.

Half a dozen Democrats in the Ohio Senate say they are getting ready to introduce extensive legislation targeting data centers.

As of 2024, 525 data centers were located in eight states around the Great Lakes region. That's a fifth of the nation's data centers and hundreds more are planned.