Report urges Ohio lawmakers to nix data center tax breaks and require them to build their own power

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 973

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Research and advocacy nonprofit Innovation Ohio is urging state lawmakers to take a harder line with data centers.

A new report calls for an end to tax breaks and new protections ensuring infrastructure costs aren’t shifted to residential customers. But the fundamental problem, the progressive policy group contends, is a mismatch between energy supply and demand.

To ease that strain, Innovation Ohio urges lawmakers to make data center developers build their own power instead of …

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