An innovative 33-gigawatt power plant that runs on natural gas is being developed in southern Ohio, making the state a central hub in the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. The project, based in Pike County, is expected to drive significant economic growth, but it has also sparked debate over its scale and environmental impact.
Project Overview
The proposed facility will produce 9.2 gigawatts, making it one of the largest power plants of its kind in the United States and possibly the world. It will provide power to a large data centre complex on about 1700 acres of government-owned land where the old Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant used to be…