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Data centers may benefit from record $3.3 billion rural utility loan

The Agriculture Department's rural development head told Reuters the Monroe County, Georgia plant could serve data centers; wholesale inflation also ran hotter than expected in September.

On air: Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:13 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: John Trainor · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Newsmax: “Data Centers May Benefit From Massive Rural Utility Loan, US Official Says”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:13 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Vera Bullock and Hank Ledger.
Topics: US.

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NewsmaxData Centers May Benefit From Massive Rural Utility Loan, US Official Says

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Agriculture Department has made a record three point three billion dollar loan to a power plant in Georgia's Monroe County, and its rural development chief told Reuters it could benefit data centers in the state.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRural power for rural America, and maybe a few giant computer warehouses. I think that's a lovely neighborhood story.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Agriculture Department. Lending to computers.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEverybody needs power, Hank, even a server that is just thinking about a cat video.

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