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Proposed Ohio Constitution amendment would ban large data centers (fox8.com)
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The effort to ban large-scale data centers in Ohio is one step closer to getting on the ballot. On Wednesday, the Ohio Ballot Board unanimously approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit the construction of any data center using more than 24 megawatts a month — about 28 houses worth of power.

With the Ballot Board’s approval, organizers must get more than 400,000 signatures before July 1 in order to put the amendment on the November ballot.

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[–] 2 points 7 months ago

"Megawatts a month" is some kind of unit confusion, like saying "miles per hour per week."

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    [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I'm against these huge data centers, but that power usage number seems low. It should instead restrict them bases on water usage and noise polition. With those two restrictions, they can only build so big.

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