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Exclusive: GOP Senator Alan Armstrong Says Data Centers Are a 'Scapegoat'

Newsweek·October 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM

Sen. Alan Armstrong says data centers are scapegoats for high power bills and urges permitting changes to shift grid costs.

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