Where do Acton, Ramaswamy stand on key issues in Ohio governor race?
Ohio gubernatorial candidates Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy outlined different approaches to regulating data centers. Acton supports a conditional moratorium requiring operators to cover utility costs, use union labor and build on brownfields, while Ramaswamy would halt new projects initially and require benefits for nearby residents.
Ohio gubernatorial candidates Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy both said data centers should face additional conditions, reflecting growing public concern about their proliferation and the secrecy surrounding their development. Neither candidate proposed an outright permanent ban statewide.
Acton supports a conditional moratorium on new data centers unless operators cover all utility costs, use union labor, build on brownfields rather than farmland, disclose information and comply with environmental standards. Ramaswamy said he would sign an executive order halting new data centers on his first day as governor and seek legislation requiring operators to pay nearby residents’ electricity bills and reduce their property taxes.