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Tuberville Pushes for Data Center Accountability | Birmingham News
Senator Tommy Tuberville is fighting to extend Alabama Power’s electricity rate freeze past 2027, arguing that strategically placed data centers can actually lower costs for everyday Alabamians by stabilizing the grid. He insists these facilities shouldn’t get tax breaks — they must be self-sufficient, generate their own power, and reinvest locally to benefit residents. Tuberville is shutting down the era of unchecked data center growth, demanding they prove value to Alabama — not the other way around — while reassuring citizens that economic development doesn’t have to mean higher utility…
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