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Recent Ohio data center news

• Aug 26, 2026

  In a Divided America, Left and Right Unite to Oppose Data Centers

  The Associated Press reports on growing bipartisan opposition to rapid data center expansion in rural Nebraska and New Mexico, alongside support from some labor leaders and officials.

  • In Cass County, Nebraska, officials approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development, which could affect Tenaska‘s plans to option 1,300-plus acres along Highway 75 and CyrusOne‘s control of nearly 400 acres outside Plattsmouth.
  • In New Mexico, Oracle‘s Project Jupiter faces legal and water-supply opposition; Oracle says it will invest $50 million in water and wastewater systems in Doña Ana County, while the project is described as a $165 billion data center complex and is expected to generate $4.7 billion in taxes.
• Aug 23, 2026

  NVIDIA, Cloverleaf Partnering to Advance Data Center Development

  NVIDIA and Cloverleaf Infrastructure have announced a strategic partnership to advance digital infrastructure development across the U.S., with NVIDIA also taking a minority stake in Cloverleaf.

  • Cloverleaf said the deal will help it and its utility partners meet rising demand for accelerated computing and will support AI factory development using the NVIDIA DSX Platform.
  • The company said it has already delivered multiple GW-scale projects and that the partnership will help customers evaluate site, power, cooling, computing, and facility tradeoffs within power, water, and grid constraints; financial terms were not disclosed.
  • The article also notes NVIDIA’s earlier $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy for the PORTS-Pike campus in Pike County, Ohio, and says Cloverleaf was founded in 2024 and raised $300 million in its first year.
• Aug 21, 2026

  Nvidia scales back financing guarantee for OpenAI data center

  Nvidia has reportedly reduced its planned financial guarantee for a large OpenAI-linked data center project in Ohio, cutting the commitment from as much as $250 billion to less than $120 billion.

  • The revised structure would have Nvidia guarantee financing for the project’s first phase, covering about 5 gigawatts or half of the proposed capacity; financing for the remaining capacity would be considered later.
  • Earlier this month, Nvidia also announced partnerships with Apollo Global Management, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to mobilize more than $500 billion in capital for AI computing infrastructure; the project is being developed by SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank. The report frames the change as a restructuring of Nvidia’s role in financing and cites broader concerns about AI infrastructure costs and funding.
• Aug 21, 2026

  Episode for August 21, 2026

  The Allegheny Front has published an episode roundup highlighting Pennsylvania environmental and infrastructure-related developments, including data center regulation and a coal mine review.

  • Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order to rein in data center development, requiring developers to follow new rules, including obtaining approval from local officials.
  • A separate item says the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will conduct an expansive technical review of the Rustic Ridge coal mine in the Laurel Highlands, examining impacts to drinking water, wildlife, and tourism. The roundup also references growing opposition to data center construction and an Archbald Borough local data center rush.
• Aug 21, 2026

  LG Energy Solution starts production at new Michigan battery factory

  LG Energy Solution has announced that it has started production at its new battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan.

  • The plant will make large-format batteries for energy storage systems and electric vehicles, including nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cells for Toyota, with a target annual capacity of 35 GWh and 1,700 jobs once fully operational.
  • LG Energy Solution said the Lansing facility is part of its U.S. manufacturing expansion; the company said it has invested more than $5 billion in Michigan since 2010, and the plant will support utility, grid-scale storage and other commercial and industrial applications through LG Energy Solution Vertech.
  • The story also references prior deals involving GM, Tesla, Ford, Honda, and Stellantis, but the main new announcement is the start of production at Lansing.
• Aug 20, 2026

  Economist Warns Data Center Interconnection Requests May Be Inflated

  UC Berkeley energy economist Severin Borenstein argued that U.S. data center interconnection queues overstate real demand and described how utilities are changing rules in response.

  • He said developers often submit duplicate interconnection requests across multiple utility territories, making queue data inflated and a poor measure of actual buildout demand; he also compared current forecasts with past electricity-demand overestimates tied to internet growth and AI efficiency improvements.
  • He pointed to Ohio regulators approving a settlement that requires 12-year contracts before utilities invest in new substations or transmission upgrades, said Google was the first company to accept, and noted PJM rate impacts of 2 to 3 cents per kWh or 10 to 20 percent across states. He also said Texas has paused new projects pending review while considering more than 1,800 interconnection requests exceeding five times peak grid capacity.
• Aug 20, 2026

  Governors' Races are Being Increasingly Buffeted by The Toxic Politics of Data Centers

  Associated Press reports that several U.S. governors and candidates are tightening or proposing restrictions on data centers as public backlash grows. The article is commentary/news analysis about election-year politics and regulatory responses, not a first-time company announcement.

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration will no longer fast-track data center permits or tax exemptions unless developers meet electricity-payment, water-use, and local approval requirements; he called them the “strictest guardrails in the nation.”
  • The piece also cites broader state actions, including Arizona‘s three-year sales tax exemption moratorium, New York‘s one-year ban on large data centers, and Illinois‘s halt on new sales tax exemptions, alongside recent political ads and candidate positions in Texas, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
• Aug 20, 2026

  PJM Widens Response to Data Center Load as Capacity Shortfalls Deepen

  PJM Interconnection has proposed a new reliability framework for large data centers and other major electricity users, including an Interim Resource Adequacy Service (IRAS), a Large Load Registry, and related capacity-market changes.

  • PJM filed the proposal with FERC on Aug. 13 under docket ER26-3515-000, asking for approval by Oct. 12 so IRAS can begin on June 1, 2027 for the 2027/2028 delivery year.
  • The framework covers new large loads of at least 50 MW at a single site, creates Bring Your Own New Capacity (BYONC) rules, and would exclude uncovered new large-load demand from the capacity auction starting in the 2029/2030 delivery year; PJM also referenced a $325/MW-day auction cap, a $333.44/MW-day short auction clearing price, and a $555/MW-day cost cap in the related Reliability Backstop Procurement filing.
• Aug 20, 2026

  LG Energy Solution begins LFP and NMC BESS and EV cell production at Michigan factory

  LG Energy Solution has announced the start of production at its battery cell factory in Lansing, Michigan, while DeltaX has announced plans to establish its North American headquarters in Walton County, Georgia.

  • LG Energy Solution Michigan-Lansing has begun production of LFP and NMC battery cells, with a target of more than 35GWh annual capacity at full scale; the plant will supply BESS and EV applications, and Toyota cells will support the 2027 Toyota Highlander EV.
  • LG ES said it has invested over US$2 billion in the Lansing facility, which employs about 900 people and is expected to grow to 1,700 at full capacity; the article also references a prior US$4.3 billion Tesla supply agreement and a US$1.4 billion investment at the Holland, Michigan plant.
  • DeltaX announced on 14 August a US$141 million investment to build a North American headquarters and manufacturing campus in Monroe, Georgia, including a 100,000-square-foot BESS assembly facility on about 25 acres.
  • DeltaX said the Georgia project is expected to create approximately 250 jobs and will support BESS, BMS, and AI-powered energy management technologies for utility-scale projects, renewable energy integration, data centres, and C&I applications.
• Aug 20, 2026

  LG Energy pivots to storage batteries as AI data centre demand surges

  LG Energy Solution said its North American factories are increasingly shifting from EV batteries to energy storage systems (ESS), with five of its eight regional factories expected to make ESS batteries by the end of this year.

  • Main action: LG Energy Solution is expanding ESS battery production in North America, including at its Lansing, Michigan plant, which recently began making cells for Tesla and utilities; the factory also still makes batteries for Toyota Motor EVs.
  • Background/details: The company said the shift was driven by booming demand from AI data centers and the move to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry; its GM joint-venture plant in northeast Ohio restarted EV cell production this week after a seven-month shutdown.