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Ohio is a major electricity generation hub that supplies power to Texas datacenters through interstate transmission lines as part of the Eastern Interconnection grid.

Referenced in 10 briefingsLast referenced: May 26, 2026

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May 26, 2026

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Disclosure Is Coming. Developers Tracking Water Now Won't Break Stride.

TotalEnergies signed a 15-year, 1.5 TWh PPA with Google in Ohio while sitting on a 4 GW ERCOT portfolio.

May 25, 2026

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Texas Ranks First on Power. A 5,500-Person Town Decides the Water.

Texas, Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania already require formal load-interconnection review for large electricity users.

May 15, 2026

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Behind-the-Meter Gas Is the New Default. Chevron Just Set the Texas Template.

AEP separately projects doubling to 63 GW by 2030, with Ohio and Texas accounting for 53 GW of new load.

April 20, 2026

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Hyperscalers Stop Waiting on the Grid as ERCOT Stares at 218 GW

Wärtsilä booked a 412 MW order for an Ohio data center (40 units of its 34SG engine, first U.S. data center deployment), pushing its U.S. data center engine book past 1.6 GW.

March 10, 2026

26 Cancellations Later, the Rules of Site Selection Have Changed

From San Marcos, Texas (where a $1.5 billion campus was killed by a 5-2 council vote) to Virginia (where voters elected a governor who campaigned on forcing the sector to pay more) to Ohio (where moratoriums are spreading), the pattern reflects a resource-driven political realignment.

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