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About 150 Pierce Township residents urged officials to impose strict limits on any future data center’s size, water use, lighting and noise. The discussion followed the township trustees’ extension of a moratorium through May while officials consider zoning rules, amid uncertainty over Crane Data Centers’ proposed 300-megawatt project.
Pierce Township residents are urging officials to adopt strict rules after Crane Data Centers proposed a 300-megawatt data center on about 300 acres along U.S. 52. Concerns include the site’s history as a coal-ash and toxic-ash field, as well as electricity rates, water quality and the project’s broader environmental impact.
Crane Data Centers has proposed a 300-megawatt data center in Pierce Township, Ohio, on 300 acres near U.S. 52. However, the project faces a township-wide moratorium on data center permits until May 31, 2027, as local officials are still developing zoning regulations for such facilities. The proposal raises questions about electricity demand, environmental concerns related to a nearby former coal plant site, and the township's ability to review such a large project while its regulatory framework is incomplete.
Pierce Township trustees have extended a moratorium on data center development until May 31, 2027, giving the township more time to update zoning codes and gather community input. This decision followed a proposal from Crane Data Centers, which was met with opposition from residents and trustees concerned about the impact on the rural character of the area.
Crane Data Centers has proposed a 300-megawatt data center on 300 acres in Pierce Township, Ohio. This proposal comes despite an existing community moratorium on data centers that extends through early 2027. Township officials are not entertaining the proposal as the zoning commission is still developing new regulations.
Crane Data Centers has proposed a 300-megawatt data center project on 300 acres near the former Beckjord power plant in Pierce Township, Clermont County, Ohio. Residents expressed concerns about the project's visual impact, noise, water usage, and potential effects on electricity rates. The Pierce Township Zoning Commission is currently reviewing the proposal, with a decision expected at a future meeting.
Crane Data Centers actively lobbied Hubbard, Ohio's mayor and city council to approve legislation for selling a city-owned transmission line, which was crucial for its proposed data center project. Email records reveal the company's persistent efforts to influence the legislative timeline and secure the sale to American Municipal Power. The city council ultimately passed the legislation, but the mayor clarified that the sale also addressed long-standing power grid issues and is now with the board of control.