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Ohio's Joint Data Center Committee Holds 20 Hours of Testimony-Here's What We Learned

Special Coverage Highlighting Key Testimony from Several Days of Hearings
By John Fortney
June 18, 2026
On The Record
 

Twenty hours of testimony.

Hyperscalers, Local Elected Officials, Concerned Citizens.

The Ohio General Assembly's Joint Data Center Committee held 20 hours of hearings with the mission of creating a statewide policy on data centers.

The bipartisan committee asked tough questions and received straight forward answers about data centers ranging from what they are, how they operate, to how environmentally friendly they are when it comes to protecting the air and water.

Senior Press Secretary Libby Krieger brings us the key conversations that dispelled the rumors and got down to the truth about Ohio's efforts to protect your data, the country, and the environment. Find it on our YouTube Newsroom and on Facebook.

Senator Bill Reineke and Data Center Committee Co-Chair Senator Brian Chavez

 

In case you missed it, catch an in-depth conversation with Joint Data Center Co-Chair, Senator Brian Chavez on a recent episode of The President's Podcast.

The work continues on developing the policy as part of HB 646.