Residents and stakeholders urge data center study, call for transparency and protections
House Bill 646 would stand up a study commission to examine data center impacts including water use, grid effects, land use, environmental and community concerns; witnesses ranged from industry and chambers citing economic benefits to residents and farmers raising concerns about water, noise, EMF, land loss, and calls for moratoriums.
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The committee heard extensive testimony on House Bill 646, which would create a time‑limited study commission to examine the proliferation of data centers in Ohio.
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