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Byron Donalds: “Data centers need to be able to generate their own power on…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

Byron Donalds discusses past arrest, policy priorities and Florida governor's race

Published March 8, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:38

In particular. My position is similar to President Trump's position. He announced it the other day. Data centers need to be able to generate their own power on site. I think that's important. We don't want to see electricity bills for the people of Florida go up because of new AI data centers, hyperscale data centers in the state of Florida. (18:38–18:42)

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