Ohio energy and electricity

Source topic or question: Unity Over Division

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Ohioans-First Data Center PledgeFree Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment

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Source topic or question: Reduce Electric Bills To Advance Energy Independence

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Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family.

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Source topic or question: Ohioans-First Data Center Pledge

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Free Electricity, Lower Property Taxes & Protecting Our Environment

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Source topic or question: Infrastructure, Transport, and the Physical Economy+

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Develop clean energy uses of fossil fuels (hydrogen, carbon materials) to reduce risk of future stranded capital.

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Source topic or question: Ohio Tax Plan

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Ohio will raise the severance tax to 4% of the market value at the point of extraction on oil and natural gas. This remains well below other producing states but is a significant increase for Ohio.

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Source topic or question: Infrastructure, Transport, and the Physical Economy+

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Support residential solar market development (standards).

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Source topic or question: Telecommunications+

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A smart grid also enables more efficient, market-driven energy generation and distribution, integrating rooftop solar, microgrids, home battery systems, and the growing fleet of electric vehicles that function as distributed energy storage. The result is a more resilient, more efficient,and lower-cost energy system for everyone.

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Source topic or question: Infrastructure, Transport, and the Physical Economy+

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Support expanding solar manufacturing (training, research, supply chain)

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Source topic or question: Telecommunications+

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We will build a smart energy grid for Ohio. We will legalize and encourage the construction of solar, wind, and battery storage facilities. We will establish the research and regulatory infrastructure for nuclear innovation, including investment in small modular reactors and next-generation nuclear design. We will make Ohio the cheapest place in the country to buy electricity, attracting energy-intensive industries and giving households more money to spend on everything else.

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Source topic or question: Telecommunications+

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We will take full advantage of the datacenter buildout to ensure large datacenter developers are financing the big investments in new, clean energy and grid development to enable lower costs for all, abundant energy in the future, and a modern grid. Not surprisingly, all debate around datacenters has so far ignored the massive opportunity before us to usher in the new energy revolution.

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Source topic or question: A Message from Vivek

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In addition to providing free electricity for local residents, my plan would also deliver property tax relief to Ohioans within the benefit zone – by prohibiting property tax abatements for future data centers and creating a property tax rebate for Ohio homeowners. That is, data centers would be required to pay 100% of their property taxes without abatements, and these property tax revenues would directly fund property tax rebates for homeowners. This helps deliver major property tax relief for Ohio families without hurting local police, schools, or firemen – and may become essential with a looming ballot initiative to eliminate property taxes expected in 2027.

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Source topic or question: Reduce Electric Bills To Advance Energy Independence

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Expand natural gas and deploy innovative energy technologies to strengthen Ohio’s energy supply and reduce electric bills for every family.

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Source topic or question: Data-center electricity benefit zones

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Eliminating electricity costs is the right objective. If Ohio’s governor sets this as a clear requirement and negotiates accordingly, I am confident that hyper scalers would be willing to fully cover the cost of power for Ohioans who reside near a data center. That requires the acumen of a businessman, not a bureaucrat, at the top. This is very practical to implement. Data centers could generate power behind their own meter, and the excess power generated can be credited to the electric charges on a residential customer’s electric bill within a certain radius (the “benefit zone”). This would operate as if customers in the benefit zone had executed a power purchase agreement with the power plant, but at no cost. For example, if a data center is constructed along with a 1,000 megawatt (MW) natural gas or nuclear power plant, and the data center uses 700MW of that electricity, the remaining 300MW would flow to the power grid. State law would define the benefit zone and credit the 300MW across all residential customers within that zone. Even 100MW would power 75,000-100,000 homes. Given the potential to power so many homes, most of Ohio’s counties would fit entirely within a benefit zone – which means every resident in the county would pay nothing for their electricity if a data center were built there. Alternatively, data centers could also directly reimburse residential customers within the benefit zone for their electric bills.

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Source topic or question: A Message from Vivek

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That means supporting economic growth for Ohio’s workers, while ensuring that we do it in a way that helps all Ohioans. In sum, my administration will eliminate electricity costs and reduce property taxes for homeowners, while also ensuring that all environmental laws are respected and that farmland is preserved. No data center will be built in Ohio without actualizing these commitments. I look forward to signing legislation in early 2027 to turn this vision into reality.

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Source topic or question: Candidate statement

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AI systems are being used to make hiring decisions, approve loans, generate news, write code, and influence public opinion. If those systems are biased, opaque, or weaponized, the damage scales quickly. We should require transparency in AI systems, clear accountability when harm is caused, and guardrails around how government and corporations deploy these tools. There should never be profiles built on American citizens. Data centers are important in this economy, and they come with real costs. They draw enormous amounts of electricity and water. In some regions, they strain grids and raise local rates. If communities are hosting these facilities, they deserve strong environmental standards, fair taxation, and infrastructure investments that offset the load. Growth is welcome. Exploitation is not.

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Source topic or question: Candidate statement

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Reducing energy costs means increasing supply while modernizing the grid and investing in efficiency. That includes domestic production, but it also includes scaling renewables that have no fuel cost once built. Wind and solar drive prices down over time because the input is free. Nuclear keeps baseload stable. Storage and grid upgrades prevent outages and price spikes. The goal is reliability and affordability while keeping our air and water clean. We should also make it cheaper for families to lower their own bills. Home weatherization, efficient appliances, rooftop solar where it makes sense. Every kilowatt saved is money back in someone’s pocket. Energy policy should be about keeping the lights on at a price people can afford.

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Source topic or question: Jobs, trade, apprenticeships, and manufacturing

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Carey Coleman will take action to grow jobs and strengthen the regional economy. He supports pro-growth tax policies, regulatory reform that lowers barriers for small businesses, workforce training tied directly to local employer needs, and reshoring critical manufacturing and supply chains. Carey believes Ohio should be a national leader in advanced manufacturing, logistics, energy production, and skilled trades. He will fight for fair trade policies that protect American workers, expand apprenticeship programs, and create pathways for young people to build stable, high-wage careers without crushing student debt.

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