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Eric Hovde: “Studies showed that electricity prices raised by 267% when a…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 1:12:38

When they put them in your community, what does it do? It's the mega multibillion dollar tech companies that are arbitraging cheap energy off of that community. Studies showed that electricity prices raised by 267% when a data center comes into their market versus five years ago. That is why the majority of Americans are now opposed to data centers coming into their communities. And it doesn't matter whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, it's a majority on both parties are opposed to data centers coming in. (1:12:38–1:12:49)

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