The bonanza of new, large data centers popping up in Ohio has just begun to reach Cleveland. Local officials are weighing how to manage the arrival of the centers, which use large amounts of electricity and have proliferated to support artificial intelligence.
Nationwide, public opinion has swung against building new data centers, polling by Embold Research and the energy and environmental news outlet Heatmap found.
Cleveland City Council plans a hearing this coming Thursday on a data center moratorium. Brian Kazy, the chair of the Utilities Committee, said the committee will hear from data center supporters, opponents and neutral parties…