Ohio House passes bill to create data center study commission

The creation of an Ohio data center study commission moved one step closer to fruition on Wednesday after a unanimous 93-0 ...

Ohio House votes to create data center study commission as backlash grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As opposition to data centers grows, Ohio lawmakers want to take a closer look. The Ohio House unanimously passed House Bill 646 on Wednesday, which would create a Data Center Study ...

Sen. Bernie Moreno asks financial giant to give up $4.5M data center tax exemption that will create 10 jobs

COLUMBUS, Ohio—U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is urging a global private-equity giant to voluntarily give up a $4.5 million state tax exemption for a $136 million Northeast Ohio data-center expansion project ...

Alliance considers zoning restrictions on data centers

ALLIANCE ‒ As data centers expand across Ohio, Alliance officials are drafting zoning rules to limit their impact on the ...

This state's massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they're creating their own supply

The Salt Lake Tribune reports Utah’s rush to build data centers is likely to rely on fossil fuel energy for the foreseeable future.
WGLT

Illinois lawmakers look to regulate data centers as local governments propose their own rules

Several local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry. Data centers are seen as ...
The State

What are data centers? And why do some in SC oppose living near them?

A hearing over a planned more than 850-acre data center campus in Colleton County drew hours of public testimony in December opposing the project. Cheers and clapping filled the room as residents ...

Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.

Grist reports that the tech industry is spending millions to rebrand data centers amid community pushback over environmental ...