That the choice this country must make is still made by us, not for us. That's the covenant asserting itself. Free men and women refusing to be ruled by promises that they never consented to. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has reported that American data centers consumed about 4.5% of our national electricity in 2023 and estimates that data centers could use as much as 12% of the nation's electricity by 2028. Wholesale auction prices for electricity are hitting record highs, even as grid reliability is falling to record lows. Residential prices are climbing to match with residential electricity rates increasing faster than inflation. (22:54–23:09)
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Asserts that data centers could use up to 12% of U.S. electricity by 2028.
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