In response to the Dec. 23 letter in the Cape Gazette from David R. Legates, I would like to urge our Delaware lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 205 and House Bill 233.
These bills protect every Delaware family from having massive data center costs dumped on our electric bills.
Project Washington would drink as much power as every home in Delaware combined. Without these laws, we pay for the billion-dollar grid upgrades that Project Washington needs. Our bills could double or triple while a private company reaps the profits.
Some say we'll lose jobs if we regulate. But what good are 3,500 temporary construction jobs if every family in Delaware City, New Castle and St. Georges breathes diesel fumes from 250 backup generators? What good is tax revenue if our children grow up hearing constant industrial noise, if our wells run dry, if our electric bills eat our paychecks?
True prosperity means everyone can thrive. It means clean air for our kids to breathe. Water that flows when we turn on the tap. Bills we can afford to pay. A grid that doesn't fail when we need it most.
SB 205 and HB 233 don't block data centers; they ask one simple thing: pay your fair share. Build your own infrastructure. Don't shift your costs onto Delaware families trying to keep the lights on.
This is what freedom looks like – not the freedom to profit while others suffer, but the freedom to build a future where everyone has room to grow.
Call your legislators. Tell them to support SB 205 and HB 233. Tell them Delaware families come first.
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