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FORGE America Now

Fighting for Our Rights, Generations, and Environment

Ohio's communities are facing an unprecedented corporate land grab — unlimited data centers, unchecked tax abatements, and a power grid being broken by companies that pay nothing extra while families pay for everything.

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Our Mission

Uniting All Ohioans
Around a Shared Fight

FORGE America Now is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to exposing data center abuse, uncovering constitutional harms, and holding corporations and government officials accountable. We sponsor investigations, support citizen-led advocacy, and litigate on behalf of communities and individuals whose rights have been violated. By bringing Americans together across political lines, we defend constitutional liberties, promote transparency, and protect the public interest. We do not endorse candidates. We champion citizens.

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Electric Grid Crisis
One data center company is demanding 800 MW of power — equal to the entire cities of Cleveland or Cincinnati — straining a grid built for families, not hyperscale corporations.
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$2.5 Billion in Tax Breaks
Since 2017, the data center industry has avoided $2.5 billion in Ohio sales taxes. School districts like Parma are projected to lose $4M in state funding as a direct result.
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Your Data, Your Rights
These facilities hold your health records, banking data, social media activity, and emails. They are building comprehensive profiles on every American — and the build-out is accelerating.
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71% of Americans Agree
A May 2026 Gallup poll found 71% of Americans oppose data centers near their communities. This is not foreign propaganda — it is citizens with legitimate, documented grievances.

Four Pillars of Action

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Education
Informing citizens about data center deals, tax breaks, and grid impacts before communities lose their chance to act.
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Advocacy
Testifying before committees, challenging hidden NDAs, and demanding full transparency in all public records.
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Unity
Connecting Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio, and rural communities — this issue unites Ohioans regardless of political affiliation.
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Accountability
Holding corporations and officials accountable when communities are left paying the bills that corporations avoided.

The Issues

What's Really at Stake for Ohio

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Electric Grid Overload
AEP Ohio warns the grid was never designed for this surge. Data centers consume city-scale electricity, and the rate increases are being passed to Ohio families and businesses — not the corporations causing the strain.
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Tax Abatement Abuse
Scioto County: 15-year, 75% tax abatement. New Albany: 15-year, 100% abatement for Microsoft in exchange for just 20 jobs. Schools lose millions while corporations pocket billions in subsidies.
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Water Consumption
Mega data centers consume millions of gallons of water daily for cooling. Ohio's EPA is only now being asked to require basic tracking. Our water resources are being privatized without public consent.
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False Jobs Promise
A $420M, 200-acre facility may employ just 100 people. FORGE America Now's assessment: data centers are a net zero for real Ohio economic development. The jobs promise is the industry's biggest lie.
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4th Amendment & Privacy
Your health records, banking data, shopping history, and social media flow through these facilities. These centers enable comprehensive surveillance profiles on every American — with no meaningful oversight.
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Infrastructure Burden
In Jerome Township, data centers required so many fire department inspections that residents faced new service surcharges. Local governments absorb hidden costs; corporations pay nothing extra.
200+
Data Centers in Ohio
$2.5B
Tax Breaks 2017–2024
800 MW
One Company's Power Demand
71%
Americans Oppose Nearby Data Centers

The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do

Sign the Ohio Constitutional Amendment

417,000+
Valid Signatures Needed

Conserve Ohio is leading a citizen initiative to amend the Ohio Constitution — capping individual data centers at 25 megawatts. It bypasses the legislature entirely. The effort is making real progress, but urgently needs more volunteer signature gatherers.

Get Petition Forms → Stay Informed
"Pay attention to this because this is an example of how your data gets used in the data centers — and then imagine applying this to every piece of data connecting your health, banking, shopping, dining, entertainment, social media, texts, and emails. They're building a profile on every American. And it's all coming."
— Kim Georgeton, Founder · FORGE America Now · Ohio House Energy Committee, 2026

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