Data center backlash goes hyperlocal; state and federal fights escalate

St. Clairsville petition to ban via constitutional amendment; Akron conditional use permits hearing July 27; Ashville vote to Ohio Supreme Court. Ohio legislature orders impact analysis. Federal fight over data center costs could increase Ohio electric bills (Maryland complaint against PJM). Trotwood proactively defining data centers. Ohio EPA withdraws general permit after public backlash. Licking County battery storage project aims to lower residential bills amid data center boom. Data center policy becomes a gubernatorial campaign issue.