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Chris Armstrong: “Just two or three of the hyperscale data centers that are…”

Featuring: Chris Armstrong, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 34:48

And I'm sure you've seen the graph where the separation goes like this and it's getting worse and worse and worse. So. But you know, as you guys probably know, you know, Just two or three of the hyperscale data centers that are being built right now in Wisconsin, they're expected to consume as much electricity as all households in the entire state. I did not know that. No, it's frickin nuts. So if we're talking about a new industry that is going to increase energy consumption by 50, 50% over five years, … (34:48–35:06)

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Asserts that a few hyperscale data centers in Wisconsin will consume as much electricity as all state households.

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