senate blocks data center bill

A Senate effort to advance legislation aimed at protecting American electricity customers from costs associated with expanding data centers was blocked Thursday after Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico objected to a Republican-backed bill. The development followed the House’s overwhelming passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which received a bipartisan 417-3 vote on September … Read more

Senate Blocks Data Center Bill: The U.S. Senate has blocked an effort to advance legislation addressing the rising electricity demands of large data centers, adding another chapter to the growing debate over how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure should be managed. The Senate action followed the House of Representatives’ overwhelming approval of the … Read more