Ohio leads a wave of local data center bans

Several towns in Ohio and other states have passed ballot measures banning large-scale data center developments, particularly hyperscalers over 25 megawatts, reflecting growing local opposition to such projects driven by concerns over energy use and data center growth. These bans extend across Ohio, Florida, California, and Kansas, with restrictions generally targeting large facilities while sometimes allowing smaller enterprise data centers to continue.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 3 sources have reported it between 4 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026.