Is Your Electric Bill Spiking? The Ohio Battle over Who Pays for Data Center Power Demands

Is your electric bill spiking? The Ohio battle over who pays for data center power demands

A battle over who should foot the bill for Ohio’s electricity-hungry data centers is heating up, with residential customers caught in the crossfire as their monthly bills continue to skyrocket, and Today in Ohio wonders why a trade association is working so hard harm ratepayers.

Central Ohio data center plan moves forward without city approval

“A proposal by Amazon Web Services to add a fuel cell system to power its data center campus on Scioto Darby Road is now expected to proceed without City of Hilliard approval,” said The City of Hilliard’s press release. Amazon plans to install 200 fuel cells at its Scioto Darby Creek Rd. location. The project,… Source