As AI data centers threaten to gobble up 9% of US electricity by 2030, Ohio is tapping into a way to keep them off the main grid…and grow local strawberries in February. (Ohio Capital Journal)
The state is pitching a dual-use model: pair microgrids with controlled-environment agriculture to reuse waste heat and CO₂ from data centers for year-round produce.
It’s part grid relief, part food justice, part Rust Belt reinvention—and it could position Ohio as a case study in how to turn digital emissions into farm-to-table solutions.