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A former Ohio utility regulator calls Vivek Ramaswamy’s pledge an election gimmick. An energy researcher says he does not know how it would work. Even the head of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which endorsed Ramaswamy, says the economics are too undefined to understand.
Danny Caine's podcast finds bipartisan opposition nationwide, secret Ohio tax breaks worth $2.3 billion, and warehouse workers already monitored by GPS and biometric cameras.
The Ohio Republican voted for legislation restricting local governments from adopting rules specifically targeting large cryptocurrency-mining operations, then added his name as a cosponsor.
In Ohio, Gary Click sponsored legislation directing a state commission to examine “foreign propaganda” behind opposition, while Vivek Ramaswamy and Jon Husted spent years openly cheering the industry's expansion.
Critics call the $18.5 million in donations a PR move timed to a GOP memo warning data centers could cost Husted his Senate seat.
‘Coughing up stuff from my lungs is an ongoing daily occurrence,’ said Joe Fuller, who works in data centers throughout Ohio.
A GOP memo obtained by Axios warns data center backlash could cost Husted his seat, the same argument protesters made outside his Lima appearance.
The NRSC memo urges AI companies to fix their own public image, warning that a Husted loss could make politicians nationwide wary of backing data centers.
Rader warns BlackRock's stake in data centers could create conflicts of interest, while Dayton demands 20-year job and headquarters guarantees before PUCO approves the $10.7 billion sale.
United For ALICE data shows 37% of Ohio households couldn't cover basics in 2024, the gap Acton's tax credit and data center cost-shifting plan targets ahead of a close November race.
Oligarch Watch reports Ramaswamy's mother reanalyzed failed drug trial data before a $315M IPO, part of a $260M payout.
AEP and Windstream gave Merrin $1,500 years after his 2017 vote, while his own Monclova Township later froze data center construction for a year.
The ruling requires Ohio cities to justify emergency resolutions on data centers, while Pickaway County election officials still must decide if the petition qualifies.
Innovation Ohio calls Ramaswamy's free-electricity pledge unserious, noting he holds financial stakes in AI chipmakers and data center firms.
A Bowling Green poll finds 71% of Ohioans want a construction moratorium, but neither Husted nor Brown has embraced one.
Merrin backed Ohio's data center tax breaks in 2017 and took donations from firms tied to those incentives, while Kaptur wants companies to pay their own way.
PJM's plan would cut data centers off the grid first during emergencies unless they secure their own power, leaving states to enforce it.
Ten recorded clips show Ramaswamy calling the data center boom good with no conditions attached.
Acton called Ramaswamy an out-of-touch billionaire as the same crowd's data center complaints echo the moratorium Tiffin's council passed in April.
Developer Eolian bet on farmland near Amazon and Intel sites a decade ago, and now the wager could ease PJM's price spikes for AI data centers.
