Ohio ranks fifth in the country for data centers. To power them, they’re going nuclear: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

Throwing back to 2016 is big right now on social media. Well, in 2016, Ohio opened its first Amazon Web Services data center.

The state courted data centers for years with tax breaks, flat land and relatively low labor costs, promising big returns in economic development.

Now, Ohio ranks fifth in the nation for data centers, with more than 200 sites…

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