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Ohio farmland is quietly becoming ground zero for America's AI power crisis, and one ...
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Fusion42 · 15 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ohio's New Albany has become a critical hub for AI computing, placing tremendous strain on the regional PJM power grid. Eolian's Flint Grid battery project, delivering 200MW/1GWh storage capacity, aims to stabilise the grid by balancing peak AI power demand with off-peak supply, a model not yet duplicated in the eastern US.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Infrastructure, and 3 sources have reported it between 30 Jul 2026 and 15 Aug 2026.
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You face a new battlefield where power supply limits AI growth. This battery project in Ohio proves solving AI's energy crunch requires early land moves and grid innovation—start scouting overlooked assets near AI hubs now.
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3 sources · first reported 30 Jul 2026 · latest 15 Aug 2026
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