Missouri leaders tout state’s data center consumer protections
News ClipKQ2·Columbia, Boone County, MO·10/23/2026
Missouri leaders are highlighting state and federal efforts to protect residential electricity customers from potential cost increases associated with data center power demand. The report focuses on consumer safeguards and ratepayer protections rather than a specific data center project.
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Gov: Federal regulators, Missouri state regulators
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) -- Over the last two years, federal and state regulators have worked to establish what they believe are effective safeguards to protect average ratepayers from data center power costs.