Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Grid and Water Costs

by Resistbot

Tech companies are racing to build data centers that draw as much power as a small city, and they want you to pay for the wiring. When one comes to town, the utility has to build new power plants, transmission lines, and substations, and unless your state says otherwise, that bill gets spread across every household’s rates while the company that caused it negotiates a special deal. Some of these facilities also pull millions of gallons of water a day from the same reservoirs and aquifers that families and farms depend on. The richest companies in the world don’t need a subsidy from your electric bill. Make data centers pay the full cost of the grid and water they use, through the public utility commission and in law, so the companies building them cover the bill instead of families.

Fund a Universal Michigan College Scholarship

Establish and fully fund a statewide achievement scholarship covering tuition at Michigan public universities, private colleges, and community colleges for in-state students. Michigan kids should not have to leave the state to afford a degree.

Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Grid and Water Costs

by Resistbot

Tech companies are racing to build data centers that draw as much power as a small city, and they want you to pay for the wiring. When one comes to town, the utility has to build new power plants, transmission lines, and substations, and unless your state says otherwise, that bill gets spread across every household’s rates while the company that caused it negotiates a special deal. Some of these facilities also pull millions of gallons of water a day from the same reservoirs and aquifers that families and farms depend on. The richest companies in the world don’t need a subsidy from your electric bill. Make data centers pay the full cost of the grid and water they use, through the public utility commission and in law, so the companies building them cover the bill instead of families.

Fund a Universal Michigan College Scholarship

Establish and fully fund a statewide achievement scholarship covering tuition at Michigan public universities, private colleges, and community colleges for in-state students. Michigan kids should not have to leave the state to afford a degree.