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Don’t Let Them Blame Data Centers for Their Green Energy Failure
When a wildfire erupts, the left has an explanation ready before the first fire truck arrives: climate change.
In 2025, before the cause of the Palisades Fire was established, Governor Gavin Newsom was already whining about a “changing climate.” Turns out the Palisades Fire was arson. Climate change gets blamed for a lot of things, but it can’t strike the match.
Now America’s electric bills are on the rise, and the left has found another boogeyman: data centers.
Just as an arsonist needs an alibi, a failed politician needs a villain.
Three Socialists, One Talking Point
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says data centers are inflating electric bills and wants a national construction moratorium. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says data centers will drive up electricity costs and wants a moratorium. Kathy Hochul says data centers threaten to hike utility bills and has pushed a New York moratorium.
Same talking points. Same proposed “solution.”
There is just one problem: electric bills were rising long before the current data-center boom.
The left wants Americans to believe electricity suddenly became expensive because computers showed up. They hope nobody asks what happened to the power plants that once kept electricity reliable and affordable.
More Than 83 Gigawatts Gone
According to the Energy Information Administration’s........