明尼苏达州的一个团体要求审查2025年公用事业出售，理由是隐藏的数据中心计划和潜在的费率上涨。 A Minnesota group demands review of 2025 utility sale, citing hidden data center plans and potential rate hikes.

明尼苏达州民众团体Cure敦促监管机构重新审视2025年明尼苏达电力公司出售给私募股权的决定，指控该公用事业公司隐瞒了早期参与拟建的赫曼敦数据中心“潜鸟计划”。 A Minnesota citizens group, Cure, is urging regulators to revisit the 2025 sale of Minnesota Power to private equity, alleging the utility hid early involvement in the proposed Hermantown data center, Project Loon. 内部电子邮件显示,2024年9月向地方官员介绍了该项目的效用,这与公众声称没有具体计划的说法相矛盾。 Internal emails show the utility introduced the project to local officials in September 2024, contradicting public claims that no specific plans existed. Cure警告数据中心潜在的大规模电力需求可能会提高电费和可靠性,特别是随着AI能源使用量的上升。 Cure warns the data center’s potential massive power demands could raise electricity rates and strain reliability, especially with rising AI energy use. 虽然明尼苏达州电力公司及其新业主说该项目在该区域仍然不确定和常见, Cure认为缺乏透明度引起人们对35亿美元交易中自我交易和保障不足的关切。 Though Minnesota Power and its new owners say the project remains uncertain and common in the region, Cure argues lack of transparency raises concerns about self-dealing and insufficient safeguards in the $3.5 billion deal.