Data centers don’t have to be a burden on local communities – and can even support them

By: Sean Shaheen, Gregor Henze

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 965

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Many consumers – and state policymakers and even utility companies – are worried about the possibility of large numbers of data centers raising electricity demand and power prices.

Those are real concerns, but our engineering research finds that if designed, constructed, and operated carefully, data centers can actually help the communities that host them.

On-site energy storage

Locating power-generating capacity on-site, even using modified jet …

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