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David Crowley: “A short term moratorium doesn't address the long term…”

Featuring: David Crowley, Democratic | Milwaukee County Executive | Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 45:28

And so as governor, we need to make sure that we're protecting ourselves from the data centers that are currently here. I do have the same concerns that many folks have across this state, but I think a moratorium, A short term moratorium doesn't address the long term concerns that we have [about data centers]. And so as governor, we will make sure that we hope, hold these data centers accountable, that they pay for the energy use, they pay for the grid upgrades and they bring the Beyonce approach, bring your own new clean energy. (45:28–45:39)

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Asserts that a short-term moratorium is insufficient for addressing long-term data center issues.

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