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Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Cooper supports full involvement of local communities in decisions about potential data centers in their neighborhoods.
Context: The passage does not specify how community involvement would work.
Cooper would modernize parts of the energy grid, which he describes as old and inefficient. He says this is intended to lower consumer energy costs, improve reliability, and create good-paying jobs.
Context: The plan refers to modernizing parts of the grid but gives no further details about which parts or how the work would be carried out.
Cooper would ban utility companies from disconnecting power during dangerous heat or cold, with the stated goal of keeping families safe during extreme weather.
Context: Applies during dangerous heat or cold; no further details about implementation are given.
Cooper would encourage large technology companies to build their own energy sources. He presents this as a way to reduce utility costs for consumers.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.
Roy Cooper supports requiring data centers to pay the full cost of the electricity they use, without passing those costs on to consumers or local residents.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.
Cooper proposes streamlining rules and speeding reviews to encourage housing construction. He also proposes converting commercial buildings to housing as part of that effort to reduce costs.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.
Cooper proposes ending tariffs that raise the cost of construction materials, including lumber, aluminum and steel. He says those costs add thousands of dollars to the cost of building a home.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.
Cooper proposes stopping companies from using revenue-maximization software that uses landlords’ pricing data to recommend rent increases. He says the ban would address landlords raising rents in coordination.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.
Cooper supports restricting big corporations, investment funds and foreign companies from buying large portfolios of single-family homes. He says the restriction is intended to keep these buyers from driving up prices for families trying to buy a home.
Context: The plan does not define what counts as a large portfolio.
Cooper proposes incentives for multifamily and modular construction to increase the supply of housing more quickly. He says this is intended to lower housing costs for families.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.