JD Vance Discusses Data Center Power Costs and Ratepayer Protection in Ohio
Vice President JD Vance said data centers should not raise electricity costs for local ratepayers and argued that developers should provide power back to the grid and create construction jobs. He cited an unnamed 5-gigawatt Louisiana project as an example of data center development benefiting local communities.
Speaking in Ohio, Vice President JD Vance said data centers should be developed in cooperation with local communities and should not increase electricity costs for residents. He endorsed the Trump administration's ratepayer protection position, arguing that developers should contribute power to the grid, create construction jobs and ensure communities benefit economically from new facilities.
Vance cited an unnamed 5-gigawatt data center project in Louisiana that he said provides $50,000 bonuses to local teachers and feeds electricity back into the grid. The remarks also covered allegations involving Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ohio affordability concerns, inflation and the administration's manufacturing policies, but no specific data center developer or project location in Ohio was identified.