Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker speak out against data centers
Country music legends Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker have publicly opposed data center development in Texas, specifically in Abbott, Hill County, citing environmental damage. Separately, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a ratepayer protection pledge advocating for data centers to build their own power infrastructure.
Willie Nelson and Tanya Tucker, prominent country music artists, have publicly expressed their opposition to the construction of data centers in Texas. Nelson released a statement on Tuesday, urging Texans to resist these developments, specifically highlighting a proposed data center in his hometown of Abbott, located in Hill County. Tanya Tucker reinforced this sentiment by posting a video on social media, appealing to Texas Governor Greg Abbott to safeguard rural ranches, asserting that the projects would "Scar the land forever."
Concurrently, in Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee took a stance on data center development by endorsing a new ratepayer protection pledge. Proponents of this pledge advocate for data centers to establish their own power generation capabilities, thereby reducing their reliance on existing utility infrastructure funded by ratepayers.