Data Centers and Dirty Deals in Mississippi | Jackson News

A fierce debate is heating up in Mississippi over Amazon’s new data center, as residents question whether these energy-hungry giants are secretly driving up electricity costs. While Entergy argues the deals keep rates low by spreading costs across big corporate users, critics slam the state’s new secrecy law that shields the contract details — raising alarms that Amazon’s sweetheart deal could be forcing regular households, especially lower-income ones, to pay more. With energy rate hikes often hitting the poor hardest and no public oversight, the real cost of tech’s power demands is being hidden — sparking a battle over who really pays for progress. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/2c81103d95321355