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Laura Bellis

Apr 6, 2026

5:27
What do you look back on and go, OK, that was successful?
5:30
Yeah, I think one would be that within our zoning code for data centers of different size and scales, we have clear definitions.
5:38
And that could also include different requirements for, hey, if one gets built, these are the things that you have to do to mitigate any potential offsite impacts within our code.
5:48
So that's on that hyper local level.
5:50
And simultaneous to this, and this is just the kind of fortune of coincidental timing, Cherokee Nation is conducting a study on data center impacts that is expected to, I think, be released and shared in the early fall.
6:06
And so we'll actually really benefit from having that information as well.
6:10
There are a number of bills that have been up in this legislative session, I think at least one of which is still alive for our state related to power generation and what cost gets passed on to customers when it comes to electricity.
8:14
Yeah, no, that's absolutely-

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