Ohio Data Center Legislation, News and Markets

States / Ohio

The Digest's tracker follows 4 Ohio data center bills: 3 that would restrict development, 0 that favor it, and 1 neutral. None has yet passed a chamber. The map covers 1 Ohio market with about 2.4 GW of capacity and pipeline. Local restrictions on data center permits are proposed.

2.4 GWcapacity and pipeline across 1 map market

4data center bills tracked

0advanced past committee

Proposedlocal moratorium activity

Local restrictions. Statewide ballot initiative proposed that would ban data centers requiring 25MW or more of power. May not secure enough signatures for the November 2026 ballot. See the moratorium layer on the map.

Latest Ohio data center activity

Bill actions and news about Ohio data centers in one timeline, newest first. News is matched to the state by the story's text.

Oct 22

NewsMeta's Prometheus Supercluster Targets 1 Million GPUs at Ohio Site

Oct 13

NewsOhio Residents Push Statewide Moratorium as Data Center Backlash Grows

Opposition

Oct 13

NewsMeta Reveals Ohio Cluster Details and Five-Gigawatt Louisiana Data Center

Oct 2

NewsOhio Supreme Court Blocks Wilmington Data Center Zoning Ballot Measure

Policy

Sep 17

NewsVolato Closes Merger With Alignment Engine, Enters AI Data Center Market

Market

Sep 10

NewsOhio Ratepayers Paying More Due to Inflated Data Center Forecasts

Power

Sep 2

BillHB 999: Prohibit property tax exemptions for data centers Restrictive

Introduced, last action Sep 2, 2026

Aug 28

NewsOpenAI Plans World's Largest AI Data Center Campus in Ohio

Construction

Aug 23

NewsOhio Senate Race Heats Up as Data Center Energy Policy Draws GOP Warning

Power

Aug 17

NewsOpenAI in Talks to Lease Massive 10GW Ohio Data Center From SB Energy

Aug 5

NewsOhio Households Face Real Costs From Data Center Power Deals

Impact

Aug 4

NewsPike County, Ohio Site of Potentially Largest US Data Center

Construction

Aug 4

NewsMassillon Finalizes Data Center Zoning Rules in 7-1 Vote

Policy

Jul 28

BillHB 983: Enact the Data Center Accountability and Citizen Protection Act Restrictive

Introduced, last action Jul 28, 2026

Jun 10

BillHB 646: Create the Data Center Study Commission Neutral

In committee, last action Jun 10, 2026

Jun 3

BillHB 957: Prohibit new data center sales tax exemptions from being granted Restrictive

In committee, last action Jun 3, 2026

Ohio data center legislation

3 restrictive0 favorable1 neutral

See all 4 Ohio bills in the Legislation tracker

Ohio data center markets and projects

Columbus, OH

2.4 GW

1.6GW installed; 2.4GW planned.

Ohio ranks third nationally with 1.6GW installed, over 60% concentrated in Columbus.

Explore every market on the interactive map

Digest Originals that mention Ohio

Oct 15

Digest Original

Where the Next Big Data Center Markets Will Be, According to the Digest's Own Data

Other desks

Updated October 22, 2026. Bill labels are the Digest's own classification of each bill's text; market figures come from CBRE, JLL, and utility filings as cited on the map. All Digest news.