Senate blocks data center electricity bill backed by Jon HustedDemocrats branded Husted's proposal, which would have called for states to consider making data centers pay for power grid upgrades, as election eve messaging. A Republican memo called data centers "the anchor hanging around Husted's neck" in his race against Sherrod Brown.cleveland.com5d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJon Husteddata center bill vote
plant explanation for higher electric bills draws blunt response: ‘It’s a lie’Experts and journalists refute Jon Husted's claim that coal plant closures caused higher electric bills, pointing to data centers as the true driver of rising energy costs in Ohio.cleveland.com14d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetJon Hustedohio electric bill controversy
Ohio electricity bills are risingSen. Jon Husted and others claim closure of coal-fired power plants during Sherrod Brown's tenure in Congress -- not the rise in data centers -- drove up Ohioan's electric bills. But an analysis of the industry suggests otherwise.cleveland.com16d agoWhole story →PlanetJon Hustedohio electricity rate hike
Jon Husted and data centers: What his record actually showsOhio Senate candidates Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown agree data centers should cover their own costs, but Husted's past promotion of the industry without addressing its consequences draws scrutiny.cleveland.com17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJon Hustedohio senate election
Data centers become Senate flashpoint as Husted’s ratepayer bill stallsThe Ratepayer Protection Act cleared the House 417-3 before Sen. Jon Husted's companion bill stalled in the Senate. The bill sought to get federal regulators to consider making data centers to pay for needed power upgrades.cleveland.com18d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetJon HustedHR 9340house passes hr 9340
We asked 2 years ago if voters would blame Jon Husted for data centers. Now the GOP is worriedJon Husted's early championing of data centers in Ohio has become a political liability as rising electricity costs and community opposition fuel Democrat Sherrod Brown's Senate campaign attacks.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJon Hustedohio senate race
Jon Husted is the face of data centers in Ohio, and Republicans nationwide fear what that means: Today in OhioEditor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editorial board member Lisa Garvin, impact editor Leila Atassi and content director Laura Johnston.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentJon Hustedohio senate race
GOP fears data center backlash could sink Husted’s Senate bid: Capitol LetterNational Republicans are warning that Ohio’s growing backlash against data centers could hurt U.S. Sen. Jon Husted in his close race against Democrat Sherrod Brown.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentJon Hustedohio senate race
GOP memo warns data centers could cost Husted the Senate electionNational GOP strategists say that data center backlash has become an anchor that could drag down Ohio Sen. Jon Husted as he seeks to fend off a challenge by former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the November election.cleveland.com2mo agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentJon Hustedohio senate election
