Meta Secretly Behind $1B Ohio Data Center Facing Community Pushback
2026-04-03 07:22 UTC
A mysterious data center company has drawn the ire of local residents in Ohio. They voice concerns about the impact on their water supply, noise pollution, and rising energy costs — and criticize the secrecy around the 600-acre project. The shadowy developer, a Delaware-registered LLC, appears to be a front for one of the largest tech companies on earth: Meta.
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@MrSulu@lemmy.ml 2026-04-03 07:26
Nothing to worry about. META is just being shy, bashful and humble in not wanting people to know that they were funding this data centre. The data centre will or could provide warmth to the communities, potentially. (British sarcasm)
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@dan1101@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 19:50
> water supply, noise pollution, and rising energy costs They also [raise nearby air temperatures up to 16 degrees F](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/30/climate/data-centers-are-having-an-underrported).