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Data centers become Senate flashpoint as Husted’s ratepayer bill stalls

The Ratepayer Protection Act cleared the House 417-3 before Sen. Jon Husted's companion bill stalled in the Senate. The bill sought to get federal regulators to consider making data centers to pay for needed power upgrades.

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