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Greg Abbott: “[Data centers] actually lower the cost of electricity for…”

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Published | Video Starts at 07:47

And what that requires is that they not use water that local communities need, they not use electric power that's needed by the power grid, that they [Data centers] actually lower the cost of electricity for customers. and that they not build in neighborhoods or rural communities that don't want them there. And what we have found is full compliance by data centers across the state, even those outside of the ERCOT power grid area. (07:47–07:50)

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