Alabama Runoff: Solar Joins Data Centers as 'Villain'

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- Alabama Public Service Commission faces a Tuesday runoff for a commission seat, with candidates debating data centers and electricity costs in a familiar political pattern
- Solar power has 'joined the list of villains' in the Alabama race, marking what the source calls a 'southern twist' on the typical data center political fight
Why it matters: A southern state's utility regulator race is now extending the 'villain' framing beyond data centers and electricity costs to include solar generation, putting renewable energy itself on the political target list in Alabama's energy debate.
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