Gov. McMaster responds to data center concerns

News Clip1:09Simon Williams·Marion, Marion County, SC·2/12/2026

The video discusses concerns about water consumption by a data center in Marion County, South Carolina, and the response from Governor McMaster, who said that data centers are necessary to store the data that the tools generate.

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We are taking some concerns about a data center in Marion County to South Carolina Gov. McMaster. While some are calling for limits to water consumption, McMaster said we can't have the tools without a place to store it. https://bit.ly/4krFF4p