Surprise data center proposal raises questions in Belmont County

Plans for a potential data center in Belmont County were revealed to county leaders last week, catching some officials by surprise. The issue surfaced Wednesday morning during a Belmont County commission meeting, when 95th House District candidate Paul Cameron told commissioners about a proposed project by a company called EnergiAcres. “A company under the name of EnergiAcreshas proposed a 2- to 3-gigawatt data center on thousands of acres with a target of Q2 2029,” Cameron said. “They state that they are currently in active planning and permitting.” FULL STORY: https://wtov9.com/news/local/surprise-data-center-proposal-raises-questions-on-permitting-water-and-power-use-in-belmont-belmont-county-data-center-energiacres-ohio-environmental-protection-agency-port-authority-power-water-paul-cameron _______________ Follow WTOV NEWS 9 on social media: WTOV NEWS 9 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WTOV9/ WTOV NEWS 9 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wtov9 Subscribe to WTOV NEWS 9 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9YnfL4O8rQMjchcXsHJRSQ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit https://wtov9.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wtov9.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newsdesk@wtov.com Call the Newsroom: 740.282.9999 WTOV is an OH based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. Sinclair's television group reaches approximately 38.7% of US television households and includes FOX, ABC, MyTV, CW, CBS, NBC, Univision and Azteca affiliates. #WTOV #WTOV News 9 #WTOV NEWS 9 #Steubenville News #localnews