Ohio just poured onto its existing 125 data center moratoriums. Transparency pushes and grid safeguards could now ‘dominate policy agendas’ nationwide

Ohio voters rejected the AI buildout almost everywhere it was on the ballot Tuesday, with at least 14 municipalities passing bans or other restrictions on data centers. The Buckeye State is on its way to becoming the prototype for how American voters respond in the face of mass AI infrastructure expansion. Ohio residents across 18 municipalities voted on 21 ballot measures on data centers on Tuesday—more than half of the 41 data center-related ballot measures across the country. With more than 200 operational data centers , Ohio ranks No. 5 among U.S. states in number of data center projects.

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