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A Summary of the Current State of Data Center Electricity and Water Demand and Its Effects on Utilities
This paper traces how much electricity and water US data centers consume and how that demand is reshaping utility costs by showing the electricity use and water consumption growth since 2014. The report ties that growth to rising bills in areas with dense data center clusters, citing a 12 percent annual increase in Virginia's Loudoun…
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Repeal overdue: Data center tax break costs Ohio 12x what state forecast for 2025
Ohio's data center sales tax exemption cost the state more than $1.5 billion in 2025, according to new Signal Ohio reporting that found the total far exceeded state forecasts. Policy Matters Ohio's Zach Schiller said the gap confirms the subsidy's cost has been understated for years and called for lawmakers to rein in incentives already…
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Data Center Growth Could Increase Electricity Bills 8% Nationally and as Much as 25% in Some Regional Markets | Carnegie Mellon University
The Open Energy Outlook Initiative projects data center and cryptocurrency mining growth raises national electricity costs 8 percent by 2030. Virginia sees increases over 25 percent. More than 25 gigawatts of aging coal plants stay online to meet demand, and power sector emissions rise 30 percent.
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What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers
Earthjustice attorneys are suing Elon Musk's xAI over unpermitted power plant pollution and fighting gas-fired plants built solely to power AI data centers. This post covers how the facilities strain electricity grids, raise household rates, deplete water supplies, and hide contracts through non-disclosure agreements in states including Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Montana.
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Data Center Proposal Tracker
A public, searchable database tracks data center proposals and energy grid infrastructure across the United States. Built from public records, company announcements and local news, it maps known and approximate site boundaries and physical footprints for planned developments. Tracked investments span states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Michigan and West Virginia, several exceeding $25…
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To enact section 5709.94 of the Revised Code to prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers. (HB999, OH)
Prohibits local government from authorizing tax incentives for data centers.
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SALDO and Zoning and Data Centers, Oh My! — Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services
Zoning ordinances and subdivision and land development ordinances (SALDO) let counties and municipalities decide where data centers can be built. They set standards for setbacks, noise, water use and decommissioning. Compares how West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania adopt each ordinance. Covers rezoning requests and ballot referendums. Notes West Virginia's House Bill 2014, which blocks local…
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms