Ohio Utility Oversight and Data-Center Conflict

A proposed Ohio bill would reimburse spoiled food and medicine after prolonged outages and provide $50 credits for each additional 24-hour period, but eligibility and legislative status remain unresolved. PUCO approved an AES Ohio ownership change with safeguards, while data-center electricity costs, water use, tax incentives, and local control fuel moratoriums and calls for a statewide pause.