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Wilmington residents take aim at industrial zoning for data centers with ballot referendum

Wilmington, Ohio residents have successfully secured a ballot referendum to overturn a city council's rezoning decision that would have increased land available for industrial data centers. Voters will decide on this measure in the upcoming November election. Separately, a proposed statewide constitutional amendment to prohibit data centers with a peak load exceeding 25 megawatts per month has been certified for ballot access.