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Byron Donalds: “Today, we have about 5 gigabytes of available power on our…”

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

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This week in the 904: Rep. Byron Donalds

Published | Video Starts at 12:37

But I think we have to be clear for the people of Florida. Florida is not going to have AI data centers all over the place. That's just not the way our electric grid works. Today, we have about 5 gigabytes of available power on our grid today. That means at most you could build four [data centers] throughout the entire state. And so I think it's important to put this into perspective. I think we have some people who like to live in hyperbole. And I get it, it's a political season, and that's fine. (12:37–12:46)

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Asserts that Florida's electric grid can support a maximum of four data centers with current power availability.

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