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Recent Ohio data center news

• Jul 9, 2026

  AI tie-in accelerates quantum usefulness, early adopters say

  The article reports that quantum computing is moving toward practical use, with companies and researchers describing hybrid AI-quantum workflows and commercialization timelines.

  • Cleveland Clinic says quantum is already being used with AI and high-performance computing to simulate protein complexes up to 12,635 atoms; Lara Jehi says clinically relevant problems may be possible in one or two years.
  • Mitsubishi Chemical has been experimenting with quantum since 2018 and aims for production use by end-2026 or early 2027; SoftBank Corp. says it has 21 pilot projects underway and is connecting customers to IBM and Quantinuum machines at Riken through its AI data center.
  • The article also cites industry-wide momentum, including 556 pure-play quantum companies, $1.9 billion in 2025 revenue, $12.7 billion in new government funding commitments, and $4.9 billion in new private venture capital investment.
• Jul 8, 2026

  KBRA Assigns A+ Preliminary Rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s up to $3.6 Billion Senior Secured Debt

  KBRA has assigned an A+ preliminary rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s proposed $3.6 billion senior secured obligations, with a Stable Outlook.

  • KBRA said QTS and Blackstone are adding five newly constructed data centers to an existing master indenture structure (MIS), creating a portfolio of 12 fully contracted and stabilized data centers totaling 493.5MW across Richmond, Phoenix, Dallas, Columbus, and Manassas.
  • The contemplated incremental financing covers five assets totaling 214.5MW across Dallas, Phoenix, and Richmond; the new notes and any related senior secured loans will rank pari passu with approximately $4.3 billion of existing MIS indebtedness, bringing total senior secured indebtedness to up to approximately $7.9 billion.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Plans for 29MW data center in Bonner, Montana, dropped

  Krambu’s proposed data center in Bonner, Missoula County, Montana has been withdrawn after the building owner pulled support, so the project will not move forward.

  • Mike Heisey of Bonner Property Development, LLC said he withdrew his signature from the Krambu special exception application after hearing public concerns, and that the company will not be moving forward with the proposed data center at 9314 Bonner Mill Road.
  • The project had been expected to reach 29MW at full build-out, with an initial 7MW phase, and it was being considered while Missoula County discussed a possible moratorium and updated zoning rules for data centers; a Change.org petition against the site had gathered more than 48,800 signatures.
  • Krambu says it was founded in 2017 and offers Nvidia-based GPU hardware, Supermicro servers, colocation, cloud services, and up to 250kW rack densities via direct-to-chip liquid cooling.
  • The company also lists other projects, including a 10MW site in Spokane, Washington, a 6MW site in Oregon, a 30MW greenfield project in Pennsylvania with Paradox Data, and future pipeline projects in Montana, Ohio, Illinois, and Alberta, Canada.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Edged eyes 725MW data center campus in Pennsylvania

  Edged has announced updated plans for Project Atlas, a data center campus in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, scaling back from six buildings to three. - The revised proposal covers three buildings totaling about 1.5 million sq ft and 725MW, down from the original plan for six data centers and more than 5.1 million sq ft.

  • Edged says it will fund all power and infrastructure upgrades for the campus and plans to dedicate 160 acres to the Jordan Creek Greenway; the site spans about 410 acres at 2493 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard.
  • The article says up to $9 billion was originally set to be invested according to city documents, and notes the township planning commission is expected to discuss the project this week.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Honda-LG ES begin ESS cell production at retooled Ohio EV cell facility

  L-H Battery Company has announced the commencement of lithium-ion cell production at its Jeffersonville, Ohio plant, shifting initial output from EV cells to stationary energy storage system applications.

  • Production began this month at the Jeffersonville, Ohio facility after a construction and workforce development effort that started when the JV was established in 2023.
  • The plant was originally conceived for EV cells but is now focused on ESS applications; LG ES Vertech will integrate the first cells into complete ESS solutions, and the company says the batteries will serve residential, commercial and industrial, and utility grid markets.
  • Local reporting had claimed the plant would make batteries for AI data centre-specific ESS solutions; Caroline Ramsey said that was “just not accurate.”
  • The article also places the announcement in the context of broader US battery manufacturing shifts, including Panasonic, LG ES, Ultium Cells, Samsung SDI, SK On, Ford Energy, and Peak Energy.
• Jul 7, 2026

  2MW telco data center on sale in Cincinnati, Ohio

  A 2MW telecom data center and office campus in Cincinnati, Ohio has been listed for sale on Crexi.

  • The 65,000 sq fti74 Wired business campus at 2300 Montana Avenue went on the market on Sunday for $85 per sq ft, totaling $5.5 million.
  • The property includes backup generators and fiber connectivity, and also contains a co-working space; it was formerly the headquarters of Cincom and was relaunched as i74 Wired around 2016.
• Jul 6, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The Data Center Water Problem Is Soluble

  ITIF has published a policy report arguing that data center water use can be managed through state-led regulation, standardized disclosure, watershed-based review, and targeted federal support.

  • The report says states should require facility-level water disclosures, use watershed-specific performance standards, and establish joint water-energy review for large data center loads.
  • It also recommends federal action on standardized metrics, procurement, and R&D rather than a national water mandate; examples cited include Nvidia Rubin liquid cooling and Microsoft zero-water cooling designs.
• Jul 3, 2026

  New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to establish large load data center tariff

  New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill directing the state’s Board of Public Utilities to create a dedicated data center tariff for facilities of 50MW or more. The bill is now headed to Governor Mikie Sherrill for final approval.

  • The bill applies to existing and new facilities, lowers the threshold from 100MW to 50MW, and aggregates sites under common ownership or on contiguous sites as one large data center.
  • It requires projects to show they are not proposed elsewhere, provide financial guarantees covering at least 85% of requested service for 10 years, commit to demand response and flexibility programs, and be curtailed before residential customers during grid emergencies; it also prioritizes interconnection for data centers bringing clean generation or storage.
  • The article also notes related actions in other states, including a new Oregon rate class, and laws or proposals in Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia.
• Jun 30, 2026

  Stargate Update: AI’s Biggest Data Center Buildout Meets Reality

  OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX announced the Stargate initiative in January 2025; this article reports on its evolution, project deployments, financing friction, and operational lessons.

  • Main announcement and current actions: The Stargate consortium originally pledged up to $500 billion and up to 10 GW of compute capacity; since then concrete projects have emerged including Vantage Data Centers breaking ground on the Lighthouse campus (Port Washington, WI) in December 2025 — a $15 billion project planned to deliver four data centers totaling 902 MW IT capacity across 674 acres — and the Abilene, Texas mega-campus (≈1,100 acres) reaching energization and early deployment while reporting weather-related outages and later reports (March 2026) of scaled-back expansion tied to financing and demand assumptions.

  • Background, partners and implementation details: The Stargate model emphasizes behind-the-meter generation, co-located energy infrastructure, and phased GPU deployment; governance and financing tensions have surfaced (reported disagreements among OpenAI, Oracle, partners and revised Texas plans), Microsoft has engaged through a partnership with Crusoe to add buildings at Abilene (including reported ~900 MW related work), and Texas policy headwinds (tax incentive and permitting changes, scrutiny over water/grid impacts) are shaping future approvals and timelines.

• Jun 29, 2026

  Lawmakers push data center accountability as Michigan prepares for midterms

  The Michigan Legislature has introduced bills to pause data center approvals until April 1, 2027 and to impose new transparency and cost-bearing requirements on data center projects.

  • Main action: The bills would pause approvals until April 1, 2027, require data centers to cover the full cost of their electricity, mandate community benefits agreements, regulate water usage, and require noise studies; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said she will not sign a statewide moratorium but supports stricter regulations. Key project cited: the 1.4‑gigawatt Oracle and OpenAI facility in Saline Township, whose DTE Energy power contracts have been appealed by Attorney General Dana Nessel to the MPSC.
  • Background and details: More than 50 Michigan municipalities have passed temporary moratoria while officials study impacts; Michigan House Democrats introduced a bipartisan package in February to moratorium approvals until April 1, 2027; a related MPSC commission meeting is scheduled for July 16, 2026; the article references an Ohio decision that paused a tax exemption after finding it cost the state $1.5 billion in tax revenue.