Inside GOP Senate hopeful's financial ties to controversial data center boom – Democratic Accent

Inside GOP Senate hopeful’s financial ties to controversial data center boom

Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, and his family ho...

Inside GOP Senate hopeful's financial ties to controversial data center boom - NEW YORK TIMES POST

Inside massive data centers as debate over power, water use grows FOX Business correspondent Connor Hanson reports on the infrastructure and resource usage of data centers in Northern Virginia ahead of the midterm elections. Hansen tours a facility to detail server cooling systems, water conservation metrics and corporate agreements regarding President Donald Trump’s ratepayer protection [...]

Inside GOP Senate hopeful's financial ties to controversial data center boom

Michael Whatley holds up to $690,000 in energy investments with Duke Energy, GE Vernova and others tied to data center growth in North Carolina, federal filings show.

Inside GOP Senate hopeful's financial ties to controversial data center boom – Democratic Accent

Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, holds between $246,000 and $690,000 in energy investments with companies fueling the data center growth in the Tar Heel State, according to his federal reporting. Those holdings raise questions about whether Whatley stands to benefit from his support of data center expansion, an issue that has drawn national attent…