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Recent Ohio data center news

• Oct 23, 2026

  Episode for October 23, 2026

  The Allegheny Front’s October 23, 2026 episode summarizes multiple Pennsylvania energy, industrial, and data center developments rather than making a single original announcement.

  • The episode says Pennsylvania officials are studying nearly two dozen retired power plants across the state to see whether they can be reactivated as electricity demand grows, and notes the EPA head plans to loosen methane leak rules for oil and gas wells.
  • It also reports that Archbald Borough denied zoning for a hyperscale data center with 14 buildings and 588 diesel backup generators, while U.S. Steel is seeking an air permit for a new hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson Plant near Pittsburgh.
• Oct 20, 2026

  Stony Brook Researchers Receive DARPA Funding to Help Make AI More Energy Efficient

  Stony Brook University researchers have announced a two-year DARPA-funded project to develop tools for more accurate energy prediction in machine-learning models.

  • The project, “Optimizing Machine Learning Models Using Accurate Energy Prediction,” received a $1M award through DARPA’s ML2P program.
  • Aruna Balasubramanian is the PI, with Niranjan Balasubramanian and Anshul Gandhi as co-PIs at Stony Brook; Xiaorui Wang is a PI from Ohio State University. The article says the work aims to improve energy-aware ML for devices such as drones and other resource-constrained systems.
• Oct 20, 2026

  Energy management company touts revenue available to buildings with excess energy capacity

  Arcadia is describing a distributed AI hosting program that lets facilities with excess power capacity host on-site edge computing modules in exchange for rental fees.

  • Christopher Turner, senior vice president of business development and policy at Arcadia, said the company began working with facilities earlier this year to assess energy use versus local utility capacity and identify sites with headroom, fiber connectivity, and other infrastructure needed to host modules.
  • The modules contain GPUs and can be deployed in mini-split-sized units using about 20 kW or shipping-container-sized units using about 1 MW; Arcadia reimburses electricity at the local utility’s prevailing rate and adds rental fees, with early adopters including an under-leased office building and a site with EV charging infrastructure.
• Oct 16, 2026

  Episode for October 16, 2026

  The Allegheny Front has published an episode about abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, with related reporting on data center noise and grid issues.

  • The episode highlights Pittsburgh high school students raising money to plug an abandoned gas well, and a Bradford retiree helping identify undocumented wells.
  • The page also links to related stories on FERC and PJM over data center demand, plus Allegheny County residents opposing a Springdale data center over noise and pollution.
• Oct 16, 2026

  What happened to Pennsylvania’s hydrogen hubs?

  Inside Climate News reports that U.S. hydrogen hub projects MACH2 and ARCH2 are facing uncertainty and possible funding loss under the Trump administration.

  • MACH2 and ARCH2 were originally backed by $750 million and $925 million in Department of Energy awards, but both now face stalled progress and unclear federal support.
  • The story says ARCH2 has gone dark while MACH2 is in a holding pattern; it also notes 45V tax credits could offer up to $3 per kilogram of hydrogen, and mentions a revised deadline of December 31, 2027 for starting work.
• Oct 15, 2026

  Midterms Could Change the Politics of AI

  Broadband Breakfast reported on a panel discussion about how the Nov. 3 midterm elections could shape future U.S. AI policy and broadband politics.

  • Panelists said major federal AI legislation is unlikely before the election, but post-election narratives could influence both parties’ approach to preemption, data centers, and AI regulation.
  • The discussion cited the $42.45 billion BEAD program, Texas’s freeze on new data center grid connections, the White House’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, and bipartisan bills including the AI LEAD Act and FRONTIER Act.
  • The article is an analysis/commentary based on a BroadbandLive session, not a first-time corporate announcement; it also references prior actions such as the July 2025 Senate vote 99-1 and Trump’s December executive order.
• Oct 15, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Calibrating the Right Policy Response to the AI-Driven Memory Chip Shortage

  ITIF has published an analysis arguing that the U.S. should respond cautiously to the AI-driven memory chip shortage and prioritize expanding domestic semiconductor supply rather than micromanaging allocation.

  • The article says the shortage is being driven by AI-related data center demand, with DRAM and NAND supply constrained as major producers Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix prioritize HBM.
  • It recommends avoiding semiconductor tariffs, keeping export controls narrowly targeted, considering limited temporary licenses for YMTC and CXMT only for China-market sales, and expanding U.S. capacity through the 35% Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit, the $275 million CHIPS award for Micron’s Manassas, Virginia facility, and supply agreements such as Micron’s deal with General Motors.
• Oct 14, 2026

  AT&T: Stronger Together – Connectivity at Scale

  AT&T Business and Cologix have announced a case-study-based expansion of their connectivity collaboration in Columbus, Ohio, centered on Cologix’s COL5 data center.

  • AT&T Business selected Cologix COL5 in Columbus to expand its connectivity footprint, giving customers direct access to regional services and interconnection-rich ecosystems.
  • The deployment supports services from 2 Mbps to 400 Gbps, with 99.999% uptime cited for COL5; Columbus is the seventh market served together by AT&T Business and Cologix.
• Oct 13, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The 2026 US-India Subnational Innovation Competitiveness Index

  ITIF and the Institute for Competitiveness, India have released a new subnational innovation competitiveness report comparing 87 regions in India and the United States.

  • The report benchmarks 36 Indian states and territories and 51 U.S. regions across 12 indicators in three pillars: knowledge economy, globalization, and innovation capacity.
  • It finds the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and California top the U.S. list, while Chandigarh, Maharashtra, and Delhi lead India; it also discusses AI policy, FDI concentration, renewable energy, Internet access, R&D, business creation, and patenting.
  • The article is a report summary/analysis and appears to be the first public release of this index, with a downloadable report PDF; it includes multiple monetary figures such as $57.2 billion in India FDI equity and $1 billion for New Hampshire’s biofabrication cluster.
  • The piece is substantively about innovation, infrastructure, digital connectivity, AI, and clean energy, and is relevant to data centres because it discusses AI infrastructure, GPUs, digital infrastructure, and power/renewables.
• Oct 12, 2026

  Growing data center backlash puts politicians on the defensive

  Business Report is summarizing a Stateline story about the political backlash against data center development in the United States.

  • Opposition to AI data centers has shifted from local zoning disputes to a broader political issue, with a University of Massachusetts Amherst poll finding 65% opposition and only 11% support.
  • The article cites 39 ballot measures in eight states for November, mentions criticism of incentives and closed-door negotiations, and notes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a moratorium on new data center permits; it also says U.S. data centers use about 49 gigawatts currently, with nearly 350 gigawatts planned or under construction.