Ohio residents from Adams, Brown, and Clermont counties have organized a petition to amend the state constitution and ban datacenters with capacity exceeding 25 MW. The effort, which gathered around 1,800 signatures, was triggered partly by a planned facility in Mount Orab where local council members signed NDAs preventing public disclosure. The move reflects broader US public opposition to hyperscale server farms, driven by concerns over rising energy costs, environmental impact, and disruption to rural communities. A Pew Research Center survey confirms mixed public sentiment, and CBRE data shows new datacenter construction in primary US markets declined in late 2025 due to community pushback.
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