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Recent Ohio data center news

• Jun 3, 2026

  Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

  Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, posts the latest data center career opportunities on its jobs board.

  • Main announcement: Data Center Frontier and Pkaza have published a roundup of active data center job openings covering roles such as Mechanical Applications Engineer, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Project Coordinator, Architect Design Manager, Electrical Project Manager, Commissioning Project Manager, Controls PM, Facility Operations Director, Project Executive (Owner’s Rep), and other critical-facilities positions across multiple U.S. locations (examples include Pittsburgh, PA; New Albany, OH; Ashburn, VA; Charlotte, NC; Denver, CO; Naperville, IL). Many roles note remote, traveling, or multiple-city availability and relocation options where specified.
  • Background / details: This is a recurring/monthly jobs-posting series powered by Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting and the Data Center Frontier jobs board; listings emphasise employer needs for MEP/critical facilities design, commissioning, mission-critical power and cooling expertise, energy efficiency and LEED experience, and include travel/remote work options and multiple-site listings for several roles. No monetary values, contract amounts, or deal announcements are included.
• Jun 2, 2026

  Climate Change Solutions - June 2, 2026

  EESI announced its new analysis of bipartisanship on climate and energy in the 119th Congress and is hosting its 29th annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO on June 24.

  • Main announcement: EESI released a new analysis of bipartisanship on environmental, energy, and climate bills (analysis covers January–March 2026) and is convening EXPO 2026 on June 24, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Rayburn House Office Building (Gold Room and Foyer) and online (reception 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.); event is free and open to the public with RSVP available.
  • Additional details / context: The newsletter summarizes congressional activity including the House Appropriations Committee advancing the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027 (H.R.9022), multiple geothermal bills advanced by the House Committee on Natural Resources (e.g., Geo Act H.R.301, H.R.398, H.R.1077, H.R.1687, H.R.5617, H.R.5631, H.R.5638), introduction and markup of the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R.8870), and the Community Flood Resilience Act (H.R.9056) introduced by Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Gregory Meeks.
• Jun 2, 2026 · Google

  We’ve signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with Voltus to create a smart capacity solution for the grid.

  Google has signed a three-year agreement with Voltus to create a smart capacity solution for the PJM grid.

  • Three-year agreement: Google and Voltus will unlock up to 100 megawatts (MW) of new electricity capacity from flexible distributed energy resources in the PJM grid region (which serves 67 million people). Voltus will orchestrate batteries and smart thermostats, reducing demand when the grid needs it and paying participating local homes and businesses. Implementation timeline: three years from the agreement start.
  • Background and supporting detail: The post links a Brattle report estimating U.S. consumers could save more than $100 billion over the next decade through smarter grid utilization; Google frames this as part of broader pilots (including data center demand response) to scale models that strengthen grids serving Google data centers.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Targeted Pressure: How Chinese Manufacturing Competition Impacts US States

  The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has published a report finding Chinese industrial policy is reshaping global manufacturing and harming industries across every U.S. state.

  • Main finding & method: The ITIF report (June 1, 2026) analyzes one “national power industry” per state using County Business Patterns employment data, HS/SITC export proxies, and global market-share series to conclude that state-backed Chinese subsidies, export pushes, and overcapacity are driving down prices and pressuring U.S. producers in sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, aircraft, and fabricated metals.
  • Key facts, numbers, and timelines:China plans ~$150 billion in semiconductor investment through 2030 vs. $52 billion under the U.S. CHIPS funding; the report cites $63.3 billion Chinese semiconductor spending in H1 2025, TSMC’s $165 billion U.S. investment announcement, GE Appliances’ $490 million Appliance Park investment (2025), and state/national export shares and HS-code trade series used throughout the analyses.
• May 29, 2026

  Episode for May 29, 2026

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $40 million for Pennsylvania to address PFAS contamination in drinking water while simultaneously rolling back PFAS regulatory limits.

  • EPA announcement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide nearly $40 million to Pennsylvania to address PFAS contamination in drinking water; the agency also announced a rollback of PFAS regulations (article frames this as concurrent actions by the EPA).
  • Related local and regional details:Pittsburgh airport pollution has been found in a nearby stream (PFAS detection being investigated); researchers reported a link between rising temperatures and kidney disease risk; Governor Josh Shapiro is promoting final data center standards and meeting residents; Pittsburgh Citiparks runs compost drop-off at four farmers’ markets; USDA disaster declaration cites $150–$200 million estimated farmer revenue loss from April frost.
• May 28, 2026

  Lindsay Miller and Doug McCollough: Providers Can Better Manage the Risks of America’s Data Center Debate

  Lindsay Miller and Doug McCollough argue that broadband providers should adopt a community-centric approach when bringing fiber to data center developments.

  • Main announcement/action: The authors (Lindsay Miller and Doug McCollough) urge broadband providers to engage communities proactively around data center projects to avoid reputational risk and to surface local broadband buildout opportunities; they cite a recent Columbus City Council hearing where “not a single internet provider or broadband expert was included in the presentations.”
  • Background and details: The piece is an opinion/Expert Opinion exclusive to Broadband Breakfast that lists practical engagement steps (create coalitions, host town halls, run surveys, invest in dedicated capacity). It references examples of hyperscalers (e.g., Google, Amazon Web Services) that have posted LinkedIn roles for direct community outreach and links to coverage from McKinsey, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
• May 26, 2026

  Who Pays for AI’s Power Boom? North Carolina’s SB 730 Moves Forward

  The North Carolina House committee has advanced SB 730 (the Ratepayer Protection Act) to limit utility and ratepayer exposure to AI-driven data center infrastructure expansion and to impose stricter cooling and siting rules for very large data centers.

  • Main action: The House committee advanced SB 730 (Ratepayer Protection Act) which would apply to data centers consuming more than 100 MW, require long-term contracts, minimum billing, financial guarantees, and reporting of contracted vs actual demand, and ban evaporative and open-loop cooling for qualifying facilities; it also would prohibit local economic incentives and eminent domain for qualifying sites.
  • Background and details: The bill mirrors utility measures (e.g., Duke’s minimum-demand agreements, refundable capital advances, and termination charges), directs expedited permitting for generation/transmission/fuel infrastructure, calls for a statewide study on on-site generation and curtailment programs, and advances while Duke reports 7.6 GW signed, 2.7 GW added in Q1 2026, and 15.4 GW under discussion.
• May 23, 2026

  Utilities May Get an AI Boom the Grid Wasn’t Built For

  AEP Ohio reported in a February filing that its speculative data center queue, initially exceeding 30,000 MW, fell to 5,642 MW after requiring binding financial and legal commitments under a new data center tariff (DCT).

  • Main announcement: AEP Ohio’s February filing states the DCT requirement reduced speculative queue from >30,000 MW to 5,642 MW; the utility says the remaining committed load will be used for PJM Interconnection transmission planning and that the DCT’s primary purpose was to flush out speculative and uncommitted data center load.
  • Context and supporting details: The article contrasts training vs. inference load shapes, cites Jigar Shah on differing policy levers (long-term procurement and behind-the-meter generation for training vs. flexible interconnection, interruptible tariffs, and demand response for inference), and documents ongoing efforts: EPRI, Nvidia, InfraPartners, and Prologis collaborating on a distributed compute demonstration for 5–20 MW AI sites; an E3 whitepaper warning about multi-gigawatt forecasting swings; a Duke University study finding roughly 100 GW of potentially stranded capacity if data centers curtailed 0.5% during peaks; and EPRI’s DCFlex pilots of grid-interactive data center concepts.
• May 22, 2026

  Texas Powers Past Virginia in Global Data Center Rankings

  Cushman & Wakefield has announced Dallas as the No.1 primary data center market globally in its latest Global Data Center Market Comparison report.

  • Main announcement: The report ranks Dallas as the No. 1 primary data center market, followed by Atlanta, Virginia, Columbus, and Johor, and reports capacity under construction ~31.7 GW (2025) versus 12.5 GW in the prior edition; the study examined 107 global markets using 24 variables and places greater emphasis on near- and mid-term scalability and power constraints.
  • Background and details: Cushman highlights power delivery timelines (~5 years in Americas/EMEA, ~2.7 years in APAC) and the shift to bring-your-own-power/on-site generation; firms and projects cited include OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank’s Stargate (Abilene/West Texas), Meta (El Paso), Google (pledged $40 billion in US infrastructure investment) and Soluna; the note also contrasts Northern Virginia, Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, and Dublin as markets facing tighter utility and transmission constraints while Texas/ERCOT offers more developable land and generation/transmission pipeline.
• May 21, 2026

  Bottlenecks Slowing BEAD: Permits, Locates, Labor, and Materials

  Fiber broadband operators said permitting backlogs, locating failures, and rising material costs are adding cost and time to BEAD construction timelines.

  • Main announcement: Fiber broadband operators reported that permitting backlogs, locating failures, and rising material costs are increasing BEAD build costs and timelines; recommended mitigations include getting six to twelve months ahead of construction and preparing 100% pre-drafted permit documents and one-year blanket permits for faster execution.
  • Background and details: Programs involved are BEAD ($42.5 billion) and RDOF (roughly $9 billion awarded in 2020); panelists noted specific material price changes such as duct pricing: $0.25/ft (pre-pandemic) → $0.75/ft (during pandemic) → $0.45–$0.50/ft (current), and cited workforce competition from data center developers for specialized fiber-construction labor.