Ohio Towns Fight Data Center Boom

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 26, 2026 · 1m

Residents in Sunbury and Pataskala, Ohio, are launching a grassroots push to ban big data centers before they even arrive, proposing local charter amendments to block facilities using more than 25 megawatts of power — a move designed to stop tech giants from gobbling up land, water, and energy while handing out massive tax breaks. With a statewide ban delayed until 2027, these towns are racing to get their measures on the ballot this fall, collecting signatures through the Fourth of July and aiming to stop Amazon and others from getting the green light — putting the power to decide directly…