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Ohio electricity bills are rising

Sen. Jon Husted and others claim closure of coal-fired power plants during Sherrod Brown's tenure in Congress -- not the rise in data centers -- drove up Ohioan's electric bills. But an analysis of the industry suggests otherwise.

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