Data centers and energy
Barr has built a Senate energy platform around powering data centers with Kentucky coal, and advocated for a $100 billion data center and gas-fired power plant near Paducah. Companies with a direct stake in that buildout have given to his campaign.
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Andy Barr Wants Kentucky's Coal To Power Data Centers — And The Companies Behind Them Fund His Campaign
Barr's energy platform is built on powering data centers with Kentucky coal, and firms invested in that buildout have contributed to his campaign.