How Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are fighting an Ohio power company's proposal to increase the upfront energy costs they'll pay for their data centers (Caroline O'Donovan/Washington Post)

15
Sep

Caroline O’Donovan / Washington Post:

How Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are fighting an Ohio power company’s proposal to increase the upfront energy costs they’ll pay for their data centers — Negotiations between Big Tech and an Ohio power utility could set a national precedent as communities grapple with the energy demands of the data center boom.