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James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:

Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”

By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026

Elizabeth Warren stated on June 05, 2026 in an X post:

“If you live near one of these large data centers, your electricity bills over the last five years have gone up by as much as 267%."

By Caleb McCullough• June 12, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in remarks:

In artificial intelligence, “We're leading China by a lot.”

By Loreben Tuquero• January 29, 2026

Liz Cheney stated on April 11, 2021 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

“Something less than 6% ... of this proposal that President Biden has put forward is actually focused on infrastructure.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 13, 2021

Robert Ortt stated on January 20, 2023 in in a news conference:

If New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.

By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 8, 2023

Instagram posts stated on August 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”

By Jeff Cercone• August 14, 2023

Herman Cain stated on October 04, 2011 in his book, "This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House":

The Department of Energy’s "Billion Ton Study" has shown that wind and solar energy combined "could at best provide only 5 percent of our total energy needs."

By Willoughby Mariano• October 18, 2011

Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“California literally just told everyone to not charge their electric cars due to power shortage.”

By Sasha Hupka• July 2, 2021

George Packer stated on August 08, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":

Despite the U.S. spending $10 billion on Iraq's electrical system, Baghdad still only gets five hours of electricity a day.

By Robert Farley• August 10, 2010

Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:

"America is No. 1 in wind power."

By Joshua Gillin• January 21, 2015

Lisa Blais stated on May 21, 2012 in a radio interview:

"We came out against Deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 3, 2012

Charlie Crist stated on February 03, 2022 in Twitter:

“New Jersey and Maryland produce more solar power than Florida, the Sunshine State!”

By Yacob Reyes• February 11, 2022

Bill White stated on May 17, 2010 in an e-mail:

"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."

By Ciara O'Rourke• June 7, 2010

Donald Trump stated on September 11, 2018 in press conference:

"Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."

By Manuela Tobias• September 13, 2018

Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:

“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”

By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 22, 2026

Daniel Greenfield stated on July 30, 2015 in an article on the Frontpage website:

"Obama spent $7 billion to bring electricity to Africa, failed miserably."

By Jon Greenberg• February 11, 2016

NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 08, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

By PolitiFact Staff • August 13, 2014

Beto O'Rourke stated on February 16, 2021 in a tweet:

“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”

By Amy Sherman• February 19, 2021

Allen West stated on February 19, 2021 in a Facebook post:

"Since 2006 Texas has given $19B in taxpayer subsidies to wind energy companies. Over the past 2-3 years Texas has tripled our dependence on wind energy to 23-25 percent of our energy distribution system."

By Taylor Goldenstein• March 26, 2021

John Boehner stated on June 02, 2014 in a post on his website:

New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."

By Steve Contorno• June 2, 2014

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