Your electricity bills are higher, and experts say data centers are a key reason.
The central Ohio region has seen one of the largest data center booms in the country, thanks to Microsoft, Google and Meta. There are a total of 217 data centers in the state, 133 of which are in central Ohio. Data centers need massive amounts of electricity to run, usually the equivalent of tens of thousands of homes, according to Pew Research Center.
With such an influx comes increased energy demand, something energy experts say existing infrastructure can’t keep up with and is spiking residential electricity prices…