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South Carolina lawmakers are moving to tighten rules on data centers as electricity demand rises across the state and concerns grow that residents could end up paying for major power expansion. Lynn Teague, vice president of the League of Women Voters, pointed to recent financial analysis suggesting higher utility costs tied to data center growth. “Goldman Sachs just last week noted that they expect a 6% increase utility costs, much of it attributable to infrastructure construction for data centers,” Teague said.

The Post & Courier

A Republican-backed redistricting consultant told S.C. House lawmakers that a proposed redraw of the state’s congressional map could backfire and harm Republicans more than help. “It pretty much neglects every standard, traditional redistricting principle of representing communities of interest, and it is clearly designed to achieve a partisan purpose,” said Lynn Teague, a spokesperson for the League of Women Voters. The subcommittee adjourned debate on the bill.

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