Secretary of Energy
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Chris Wright has 3 statements on data centers on the record.
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What they said
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Chris Wright, U.S. Energy Secretary, said nobody should build a data center if they don't want one and communities should decide on a case by case basis
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 20, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- spectrumlocalnews.com (opens in a new tab), local outlet
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he was unabashedly pro data centers and argued they can expand energy resources and lower electricity rates
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source.
Where & When: August 19, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Bangor Daily News (opens in a new tab), local outlet
Label rationale: Both readings of the statement agreed. The words that set it: "unabashedly pro data centers and argued they can expand energy resources and lower electricity rates".
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the data center will be bigger than any facility ever built in world history
Context & source notes
Format & Provenance: Paraphrased from source. Label set by a tiebreak.
Where & When: August 17, 2026.
Primary Sources:
- Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab), national outlet
Label rationale: No label: the words support none. The two first readings differed, and a third reading of the statement and its source held it.
1 statement on file was labeled and is left out of the counts.
How they voted
No vote on a data center measure on the record.
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