{"id":"baf1dd97-93d3-40a9-ba12-d5de0387df89","url":"https://time.com/article/2026/10/29/ohio-data-center-revolt-upending-midterms/","domain":"time.com","outlet":{"name":"TIME","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Ohio’s Data-Center Revolt Is Upending the Midterms","plainHeadline":"Ohio data-center battle upends local politics ahead of midterms","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Neighbors oppose Headwaters' 310-acre data-center near Grove City, Ohio.","Grove City council imposed a yearlong moratorium on data-center construction.","A November ballot may extend limits to all large developments via voter approval.","Polling shows broad opposition to AI data centers and rising electric costs.","Democrats frame data centers as a test of affordability, transparency, and democracy."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T11:00:11.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T12:01:47.084Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dbe6fa93-d4a3-4971-95e1-4b9ce3eb16ef","storyId":"dbe6fa93-d4a3-4971-95e1-4b9ce3eb16ef","image":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6c72ddfb2b2977ff/6ada4c3ae5df2602598cf0b8/TIM261109-AIElection-Cover-FINAL.jpg?branch=production","author":"Naomi Nix","dek":"In conservative Ohio, the pushback against data centers may propel Democrats at the polls."}