Ohio voters ban large data centers in Piqua and Trenton, recall Meta project backers
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Voters in Piqua, Ohio, approved a ban on large data centers and recalled commissioners who backed a Meta data center project there, and a similar ban passed in Trenton, Semafor reports.
The votes were part of a wider wave of ballot measures across the country on bans, moratoriums, or stricter oversight of data centers.
Semafor cites a Cleanview analysis finding that over 40% of the US's planned data center capacity is in states where governors have paused new data centers. Shares of data center equipment and construction firms fell about 21% on Wednesday, while hyperscaler stocks rose.
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- Semafor · TechnologyNewsVoters in Ohio and elsewhere approve restrictions on data centers, hitting some tech firms harder
AIVoters in Piqua, Ohio, approved a ban on large data centers and recalled commissioners who backed Meta's project there, while a similar ban passed in Trenton. Over 40% of the US's planned data center capacity sits in states where governors have paused new data centers, according to a Cleanview analysis. Shares of data center equipment and construction firms fell about 21% on Wednesday, while hyperscaler stocks rose.
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