# Data Centers Turn Electricity into Breakthroughs

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Podcast: [Cato Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-7441736)
Published: 2026-07-07T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/data-centers-turn-electricity-breakthroughs
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## Resource

Golf courses and factories use just as much water and electricity as data centers, yet only the latter draws local protests and construction bans. Cato's Rikki Schlott sits down with Travis Fisher and Jennifer Huddleston to make the case for energy abundance and technological advancement over fearmongering and warn that moratoriums could hand China the AI edge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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