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“It means that everyone is going to pay more money on their power bills, and there are plenty of people who can absorb a higher energy bill. But there are a lot of people who cannot, and this is coming at a time when housing prices are up, groceries are up, and insurance prices are high. And so there are people who are suffering out there.”
The use of clean energy is expanding and continuing to get cheaper. This fact flies in the face of the arguments bill proponents made that transitioning to clean energy costs taxpayers more, when the reality is the opposite.
"Students like myself are especially vulnerable to the effects of redistricting. College campuses are often targeted in district splitting, meaning the collective vote is divided among congressional precincts and other electoral districts. This weakens our political power."
Utilities don’t just lobby lawmakers, they bankroll their campaigns, meaning they have an outsized role in shaping our communities and costs for utilities and insurance. A new report from The CLEO Institute, “Utility Influence: Connecting the Dots,” details how deep utility influence in Tallahassee runs.
The concerns about hyperscale data centers have grown substantially around the country over the past year, as they consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. A conventional data center consumes as much electricity as 10,000 to 25,000 households, according to the International Energy Agency.
“We really are facing an affordability crisis in the state of Florida, and I think young people are feeling it across the board,” Montealegre said. “We definitely need to push for accountability when it comes to energy costs.”
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