US Energy Department announces world's largest AI data center to be built at former Ohio uranium plant
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the world's largest data center (10-gigawatt) will be built in Piketon, Ohio, on the site of a former uranium plant. The project is part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement announced by Trump, involving $33.3 billion in Japanese funding. This announcement comes just days after rural Ohio residents filed a petition for a constitutional ban on mega data centers in the state.
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The U.S. Department of Energy said the 10-gigawatt data center is part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement announced by Trump last year.
The initiative includes $33.3 billion in Japanese funding tied to a natur
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