Energy and climateFinding
Kansas should pause construction of new large data centers.
Several large data centers have been proposed in Kansas, raising questions about electricity rates, water use and tax incentives. A pause would halt new projects while the state sets rules on those issues.
Cindy Holscher
Kansas needs to stop approving new data centers until guardrails are in place.
We see [data centers] suck up the resources in terms of water. We see energy usage causing utility bills to skyrocket.
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