DATA TO DEATH
The Extraction, Silence, and Death of Adams County
Published on 24. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
979-8-1984-9850-1 (ISBN)
Description
Adams County, Ohio, population 27,000, lost its power plants in 2018. Then the jobs left. The young people left. The county learned to wait.
In 2026, a data center developer arrived-1,300 megawatts, 31 times the county's electricity use, 50 permanent jobs. The commissioners waited. The developer hid behind NDAs. But the residents refused to wait.They packed meetings. Demanded answers. Launched a statewide ballot initiative to ban large data centers.
DATA TO DEATH: The Extraction, Silence, and Death of Adams County is the story of a community that said no to extraction-and the fight to save their home before the hum begins.