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Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss

Regulators have approved a plan to protect against data centers that may contract for lots of electricity and then skip town.

By Dan Gearino

A look inside Google’s New Albany data center in Central Ohio. Credit: Google
People walk through the hallways at Equinix Data Center in Ashburn, Va., on May 9. Credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via Getty Images

A Data Center Fight Touches on a Big Question: Who Assumes the Financial Risk for the AI Boom?

By Dan Gearino

A portion of the Tanners Creek Power Plant property near Lawrenceburg, Indiana was formerly an open dumping ground known as "Area 2." Credit: Tim Maloney

How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redeveloped

By Daniel Propp

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