{"podcast":{"title":"The Hilliard Beacon Podcast","slug":"the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","podcast_index_feed_id":6738112,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1393118.rss","website_url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1393118/1f58ab1b814678e37dee10e1c6b1c18b.jpg","author":"Franklin Street Creative","episode_count":147,"summary":"As The Hilliard Beacon our only goal is to help keep you informed and develop a reliable source of steady information and reporting for you - our community.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T16:20:08.730096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112"},"episode":{"title":"HBAC # 139: Community Advocate Annette Singh","slug":"hbac-139-community-advocate-annette-singh","published_at":"2026-01-12T16:42:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-139-community-advocate-annette-singh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112","url":"https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/p/hbac-139-community-advocate-annette","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183963931/9859b854ecbf608efd9f6ea2616cc892.mp3","summary":"For our first fresh Audio Companion of the new year we featured an in-depth conversation with Annette Singh, a Hilliard resident who has emerged as a leading local advocate around the environmental and governance implications of Amazon’s expanding data center footprint on Scioto Darby Road. Singh described how a neighbor-to-neighbor conversation in October quickly escalated into sustained civic engagement, legal appeals, and coordination with city officials over air permits and on-site power generation plans. Originally, residents understood the Amazon facility as a conventional grid-connected data center, but later learned that plans included extensive behind-the-meter power generation, including 228 natural gas fuel cells and a subsequent draft permit for diesel generators . Annette described the process as opaque and fast-moving, noting that “the deeper you dig, the less information is known,” with overlapping authority and initiative shared among Amazon, AEP, PJM, the Ohio EPA, and the Ohio Power Siting Board. A major concern raised in the discussion was the revelation that projects exceeding 50 megawatts fall under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Power Siting Board, effectively removing local veto power. Singh characterized this as a consequence of state law like HB15, saying, “the more power you ask for, you just usurp local government,” particularly for facilities located near homes, schools, and public parks. She emphasized that while she understands the need for data infrastructure, the addition of large-scale on-site generation fundamentally changes the nature and impact of the facility. Singh also detailed her role in appealing the fuel cell air permit and monitoring the newer draft permit for diesel generators, which she said would be regulated under a Title V…","meta_description":"For our first fresh Audio Companion of the new year we featured an in-depth conversation with Annette Singh, a Hilliard resident who has emerged as a lead…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2485,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/episodes/hbac-139-community-advocate-annette-singh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112/hbac-139-community-advocate-annette-singh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}