Trenton voters approve Issue 17, limiting new data centers to 25 megawatts

After months of fighting to put restrictions on data center development before voters, residents in Trenton delivered a decisive message.Issue 17 passed by roughly an 80-to-20 margin, amending the city's charter to limit new data centers to 25 megawatts.WATCH: Trenton residents celebrate the passing of Issue 17 on election night Trenton Voters Approve Data Center Limits by 80-20 Vote | What Happens Next?For the citizen-led group Woodsdale and Trenton Environmental Resistance, or WATER, which fought to get the measure on the ballot, the result was about giving residents a say in the future of their community.This is just the time in our city that we feel like finally the citizens had their voice, WATER member Barry Blankenship said on election night.The vote comes as one data center project is already under construction in Trenton and a second had been proposed on about 600 acres the city sought to annex.Trenton vote could offer a roadmap for other Ohio communitiesTrenton was not the on