Sunbury, Ohio vote on data-center ban could affect Amazon's planned campus

A local ballot measure in Sunbury, Ohio, goes to voters on Election Day that would bar construction of facilities drawing more than 25 megawatts, which would likely block Amazon's planned $2 billion data center there. The city already has a moratorium through January 2027, and the project still lacks a development agreement. Amazon has declined to say whether the vote would alter its wider expansion plans. The result was not yet known at the time of this report.

1. Voters in Sunbury, Ohio, decide a measure on Tuesday that would prohibit facilities requiring more than 25 megawatts.
2. Amazon's planned Ohio data center is estimated at $2 billion and received tax incentives in 2024 with a promise of 50 permanent jobs.
3. The city has imposed a data-center moratorium through January 2027, and the project still needs a development agreement.
4. The vote is one of 41 data-center ballot measures across 10 states; all six decided earlier this year restricted development.
5. Amazon said its commitment to communities would remain unchanged and declined to say if the measure would change its broader plans.