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  "description": "State regulators say they lack authority over data centers, limiting what they can tell federal officials.\n",
  "path": "/north-dakota-regulators-cant-help-blumenthal-on-data-center-oversight/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T18:13:06.000Z",
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  "textContent": "April 20, 2026 – The North Dakota Public Service Commission cannot provide key information to Sen. **Richard Blumenthal,** D-Conn., on data center transparency because it does not regulate the facilities, officials said Wednesday.\n\nBlumenthal wrote to public utility regulators in March to ask whether data center developers use nondisclosure agreements, whether agencies face barriers to obtaining information, and whether states will release those agreements publicly.\n\nNorth Dakota regulators plan to submit a response to Blumenthal’s request, but officials said it will be limited in scope.\n\nLearn more about the Broadband Community...\n\n\n                            Start Your Broadband Journey Here\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "North Dakota Regulators Can’t Help Blumenthal on Data Center Oversight",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-22T09:49:29.661Z"
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