Ohioans are getting fed up with data centers, state lawmakers are starting to notice

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 1,802

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Annie Cannelongo and Annette Singh are neighbors who have lived in the same Hilliard, Ohio subdivision for years.

It’s a classic suburb — two-story homes with well-kept lawns and neat sidewalks lining long, gently curving streets.

Cannelongo and Singh both have young kids and seem to love the area.

What they don’t love is the nearly 73-megawatt fuel cell Amazon wants to install to power its data center next door.

“They only notified the …

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