US Energy secretary, visiting Iowa, says data centers will drive energy production

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 24, 2026

Words: 1,076

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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CEDAR RAPIDS — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday in Iowa that supporting data centers being built in the U.S. was critical to “reindustrialization” efforts touted by the Trump administration.

Wright made his comments while visiting a data center being built in Cedar Rapids, where he emphasized the importance of generating more power to support these efforts.

The company QTS Data Centers is currently constructing a 612-acre, seven-building data center campus within the Big …

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