Google confirmed as company behind 500,000 sq ft data center in Scioto County, Ohio on the Ohio River, east of Portsmouth #Ohio

Google has been given a 75 percent tax abatement for 15 years as part of a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement of $500,000 annually, and additional compensation based on square footage once the project is completed.

#dataCenter #ai

https://www.wsaz.com/2026/01/22/googles-request-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center-approved/

Rules governing large-scale Maysville, #Kentucky #Appalachia data center zoning move toward final vote

"They want to ram it through as hard as possible with as little protection as possible"

They didn't allow public comment

This is the same community that is against solar farms. They are ok with Big Data farms, just not solar. WTH
#DataCenter #OhioRiver .
https://www.wcpo.com/news/northern-kentucky/rules-governing-large-scale-maysville-data-center-move-toward-final-vote