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Central Ohio Data Center Will Have Its Own Power Plant

THE CENTER SQUARE—An Ohio state board has approved a natural gas-powered electric generation plant in Licking County to serve a data center, saying taxpayers and ratepayers won’t pay for power at the center.

The power will be consumed by Sidecat, LLC, an affiliate of Meta Platforms, Inc., according to a news release by the Ohio Power Siting Board, which approved the construction of the 250-megawatt natural gas plant.

“Taxpayers and ratepayers will not pay any of the costs,” board spokesman Matthew Butler told The Center Square.

The gas plant, which will be built on 109 acres, will not be physically connected to the electric power grid but will serve only the data center, the release........

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