U.S. Sen Josh Hawley's skepticism of data centers puts him at odds with some prominent Missouri Republicans, including Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is skeptical about the economic benefit of data centers and is firmly opposed to people paying more on their electricity bills to subsidize them.

The GOP senator's comments put him at odds with some Republican officials who have touted data centers as economic development opportunities. And it comes amid high-stakes Public Service Commission cases that could determine who pays for data center-driven use.

"I don't want Missouri ratepayers to be paying to foot the bill for data centers," Hawley said Wednesday in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio. "If data centers are going to come into the state, fine. If they're go

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