Amy Acton’s Data Center Rules | Columbus News

Ohio’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton is rolling out bold new rules for data centers: a conditional moratorium requiring companies to cover their own utility costs, use union labor, build on abandoned industrial sites, and ban NDAs. She argues Ohio isn’t for sale and rising energy costs can’t be passed on to families. Her stance echoes a growing bipartisan concern — including Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy and 22 other governors — as polls show most Ohioans want to curb data center expansion due to environmental, energy, and quality-of-life impacts. While Acton’s plan doesn’t tackle existing tax breaks — which she’s vowed to rein in — the debate is heating up, with a potential 2027 ballot initiative aiming to nearly ban all data centers. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6516c69fbb98c584