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After Utah data center controversy, Curtis calls for federal transparency standards
As elected officials push for permitting reform and more energy production across the country amid the rise of new technologies, Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis is also eyeing an issue that has shaken his home state: distrust around data center projects. Hypothetically, if Congress approves a law allowing for faster permitting and projects start to unleash, the challenge of earning people’s trust would remain, Curtis said on Monday during a panel about energy infrastructure hosted by the Rainey Center, a public policy think tank. “We do have some real uncertainty about these data ...