Frederica Freyberg:
I wanted to ask you how you believe data centers fit into Wisconsin’s economic landscape, not to mention its environmental landscape?

State Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin:
This bill was developed in what I understand is quite a unique way, which was building coalitions between groups who don’t necessarily always align in their aspirations — environmental groups, union groups, utilities and the like. It was a lot of cooks in the kitchen trying to work out a regulatory framework that moved Wisconsin forward economically, environmentally, and the like. So, what’s really important about this bill is that it provides for opportunities and investment in something that is greatly needed in Wisconsin and actually across the country, which is investment in renewable energy for wind, for solar, and for battery, et cetera. That type of investment is going to be incentivized under this bill because the big data centers, if they’ve reached 70% of all their electricity use is contributed to by renewable energy, that’s how they get that sales and use tax exemption. So, there’s the carrot that really allows for that opportunity, so Wisconsin will be better off economically and environmentally going forward.