Calls come for Ohio to enact 12-month statewide moratorium on data centers
Conserve Ohio and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton are urging Ohio's General Assembly to enact a 12-month statewide moratorium on data centers. They cite concerns about rising electricity bills and the future health of communities and land as reasons for the ban. Ohioans are encouraged to attend an upcoming legislative session on September 30 to demand immediate action.
Conserve Ohio, an advocacy group, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton are calling on the Ohio General Assembly to implement a 12-month statewide moratorium on data centers. The organizations are urging Ohioans to attend the September 30 legislative session in Columbus to demand the immediate enactment of the ban.
The push for a moratorium stems from concerns over excessive electricity bills and potential negative impacts on communities and land, as articulated by Conserve Ohio in a press release. Amy Acton echoed these sentiments, highlighting the need for lawmakers to address the "unchecked development of data centers driving up costs."
Several Ohio communities, including some in the Mahoning Valley and most recently the Village of McDonald, have already enacted local data center moratoriums. While Acton calls for the moratorium, her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has investments in data centers, has not supported the measure.