The Nebraska Legislature just advanced a bill — by a vote of 34 to 7 — that opens the door for massive tech corporations to connect to Nebraska's public utilities and build enormous energy projects across the state. It happened fast. Too fast.

Senator Danielle Conrad tried to slow things down. She proposed amendments that would have required any private company seeking to connect to a public utility to disclose how much water and power it planned to use, where that water and power would come from, and what impact it would have on Nebraska's economy. Those amendments were rejected.

What was left is a bill that creates a brand new business model — one designed to benefit large corporations — without a single transparency requirement protecting the people of Nebraska.

Here's what we know: Google is planning to build a data center in Nebraska that will reportedly consume as much electricity as the entire city of Lincoln. That's one company. One project. And Nebraskans had no say.

This isn't a partisan issue. Across the country — across political lines and cultural backgrounds — people are pushing back. They're saying we shouldn't mortgage our land, our water, or our power grid to massive data centers without knowing the full cost. Nebraska deserves the same protection.

We're calling on Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Legislature to amend this bill before it becomes law. Any private company seeking to build a large energy project and connect to Nebraska's public utilities must be required to fully disclose its projected power and water usage, the source of those resources, and the projected economic impact on Nebraska ratepayers and communities.

Big Tech should be welcome to invest in Nebraska — but not on a blank check written by Nebraska families. Transparency isn't too much to ask. Accountability isn't a burden. It's the bare minimum.

Sign this petition to demand Nebraska lawmakers put people before corporations and require full disclosure before any data center deal is done.