Ohio’s cautionary tale on data centers is a lesson for us all
But that’s what happened, thanks to a new law allowing data centers to fast-track approval for “behind-the-meter” energy generation. That law makes Ohio a case study on how not to power a data center. Starting in 2020, Hilliard welcomed three Amazon data center campuses.
- ▪But that’s what happened, thanks to a new law allowing data centers to fast-track approval for “behind-the-meter” energy generation.
- ▪That law makes Ohio a case study on how not to power a data center.
- ▪Starting in 2020, Hilliard welcomed three Amazon data center campuses.
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 |
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Opinion>Opinions - Technology The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Ohio’s cautionary tale on data centers is a lesson for us all Comments: by Cathy Cowan Becker, opinion contributor - 07/27/26 11:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Cathy Cowan Becker, opinion contributor - 07/27/26 11:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING When I moved to the thriving suburb of Hilliard, Ohio, three years ago, I never imagined I would be on the front lines of fossil fuel expansion. But that’s what happened, thanks to a new law allowing data centers to fast-track approval for “behind-the-meter” energy generation. That law makes Ohio a case study on how not to power a data center. Starting in 2020, Hilliard welcomed three Amazon data center campuses.
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