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Ohio Consumers' Counsel attorney Bill Michael's line of questioning on Tuesday suggested companies like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft can afford to pay their fair share, when it comes to purchasing electricity.

AEP Ohio wants to charge data centers differently than other commercial electric users, because the companies require large amounts of electricity, often requiring grid upgrades.

Amazon Web Services said it plans to spend more than $23 billion in Ohio by the end of 2030.

AEP, the PUCO staff and the Ohio Consumers Counsel want data center companies to pay 85% of the electricity usage. The companies wanted to pay 75% of the cost.

The first shooting happened Saturday evening on the city's East Side. On Sunday, officers responded to a scene on Georgesville and Clime roads on just before 6:00 p.m.

Amazon wants a discount on the massive amount of electricity their new data centers will use in central Ohio over the next decade, according to a Business Insider article.

Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams — 11 baseball, 15 NBA and 11 NHL.

A new book gives an insider view of life at Amazon, the tech behemoth that transformed how we shop.

Under the agreement, Amazon gets 15 years of 100% tax breaks and an additional 15 years of a 75% discount on taxes. But the company does have to pay the city at least $352,000 a year with that price increasing over time.

Amazon's annual two-day sale for Prime members is here. Not all deals are as good as they seem, however. It pays to do some research to ensure you're getting the best price.