LAUBACHER LAUNCHES NEW BILLBOARDS ALONG I-70 AND I-25, LETS RESIDENTS KNOW WHO TO BLAME FOR HIGHER ENERGY BILLS: LAUREN BOEBERT

Bennett, CO – Retired Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher launched billboards across Colorado’s 4th district bringing attention to Lauren Boebert’s votes that lower barriers for data centers and cause utilities costs to skyrocket. Two of the billboards are along I-25, and another sits directly on I-70, just 0.6 miles east of the Strasburg exit, and is roughly 15 miles from the site of a proposed large-scale data center in Bennett.

“I’ve heard real concerns about this data center from people here in the community – about the drain on water and energy, and the impact on the cost of utilities,” said Retired Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher. “Lauren Boebert took money from data center lobbyists, voted to give companies building data centers $70 billion in tax breaks that will accelerate their construction, and now we are seeing proposed data centers across the district. I want to make sure people here know who to blame when their water and electricity bills are higher.” 

The town of Bennett has deliberated about building a data center on 102 acres of land in the community, and previously issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a data center development. The infrastructure plans could support up to 164 megawatts of power – a hyperscale data center is typically anything over 100 megawatts, so the data center would be significant. 

The community has been vocal about their disapproval of a data center in Bennett. Asked about the proposed data center, Michael, a resident of Bennett, said: “We think Lauren Boebert should put it in her backyard or where the sun don’t shine. We don’t want it here in Bennett, we don’t even have enough water for it. And it’s going to take all of our resources and money.”

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