Ohio Senate Candidates talk data centers
Ohio Senate candidates John Husted and Sherrod Brown debate the state’s approach to data centers, including tax subsidies, electricity costs and infrastructure investment. They disagree over who supported data center development and whether data centers should pay for infrastructure rather than shifting costs to ratepayers.
Ohio Senate candidates John Husted and Sherrod Brown spar over data center policy and the financial impact of the industry on Ohio residents. Husted says Brown supported tax incentives that helped attract data centers while serving as a senator, whereas Brown argues that Husted is attempting to claim credit for development in the state.
The candidates also debate a proposal requiring data centers to fund related infrastructure so electricity costs are not passed on to ratepayers. Husted says he supported such an approach and favors allowing local communities to decide whether to approve data centers, rather than having those decisions dictated by the federal government.