Monclova, Richfield townships latest to pass data center moratoriums

Monclova, Richfield townships latest to pass data center moratoriums

Trustees in Monclova and Richfield townships approved 12-month data-center moratoriums Tuesday night, becoming the latest northwest Ohio jurisdictions to do so.

Moratoriums on AI Data Centers Spark Legal and Political Battles Nationwide

As artificial intelligence infrastructure rapidly expands across the United States, a growing number of townships, cities, and states are pressing pause. Local governments from Michigan to Ohio are debating — and in many cases enacting — temporary moratoriums on new data center development, citin