The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town

Left: <a href="https://www.aol.com/articles/nvidias-forecast-assumes-no-data-031301000.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Nvidia Forecast Assumes No Data Center Chip Sales to China . The Sept . 24 U . S .- China Summit Could Change That . — aol.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/texas-governor-abbott-ai-data-center-permits.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium — www.cnbc.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/ai-data-center-alarms-dominate-cbc-week-in-washington.html" rel="noopener nofollow">AI, data center alarms dominate Congressional Black Caucus week in Washington — www.cnbc.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-21/newsom-signs-bills-to-regulate-data-center-industry-criticizes-trump-for-inaction" rel="noopener nofollow">Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction — www.latimes.com
Center: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/nearly-200-billion-worth-of-data-center-projects-have-been-blocked-or-delayed-this-year-2000815054" rel="noopener nofollow">Nearly $200 Billion Worth of Data Center Projects Have Been Blocked or Delayed This Year — www.gizmodo.com

Source: www.nationalreview.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:30:34 GMT

The residents of Piketon share the concerns that have made data centers massively unpopular nationally. But they remain cautiously optimistic.