Require communities to negotiate with data-center developers

Ricketts says local communities should negotiate with data-center developers before allowing facilities into their communities. He identifies conserving water and preventing data centers from increasing local utility rates as issues communities should address in those negotiations.

Context: Statement dated October 28, 2026. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

In their own words

Local communities need to negotiate up front and ahead of time before they allow any data centers into their communities

The source

Pete Ricketts: congressional campaign priorities interview

Published: 10/28/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026