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Engineering’s Jonathan Steirer warns Ohio’s data center boom is straining the power grid

Media | August 27, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Examining Ohio data centers impact on energy grid

Spectrum News:  Jonathan Steirer, interim director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute in the Case School of Engineering, said Ohio's data center boom is pushing the state's energy grid to the brink. Vipin Chaudhary, professor of computer and data sciences in CSE, said that boom is being fueled by the rapid advancement in artificial intelligence technology.

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