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Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act.

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New York Post· Sep 18, 3:14 PMSingle Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3

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The House Passed a Bill To Curb The Cost Of AI Data Centers. A Senator Is Saying It Doesn't Go Far Enough.Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich blocked the proposal after its sponsor sought unanimous consent to quickly vote it without a roll call.

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Data centers become Senate flashpoint as Husted’s ratepayer bill stallsThe 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.

cleveland.com21d agoWhole story →

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House passes bill to shield Americans from data center energy costsThe vote comes as lawmakers face increasing pressure to respond to the data center boom driven by the AI race.

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Bill to curb AI data center utility costs hits snag in SenateSen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., blocked bipartisan legislation aimed at reining in data center-related utility cost increases, calling the bill a half-measure.

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House Passes Bill To Ensure Data Centers Cover Their Own Energy CostsZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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Data center bill to lower Americans' energy costs blocked by DemocratA top Democrat thwarted Republican-led Senate legislation that attempted to prevent Americans from paying high energy costs associated with data centers, despite the bill getting overwhelming bipartisan support in the House the day before.

Spokane Spokesman-Review20d agoWhole story →

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Dem Sen Blocks Bill to Make States Hold Hearings on Making Data Centers PaySen. Jon Husted's (R-OH) effort to unanimously pass a bill that would urge states to consider forcing tech companies to cover increased electricity costs associated with data centers was blocked by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), with the Democrat arguing that the legislation does not go far enough.

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New Mexico Democrat blocks bipartisan bill aimed toward protecting taxpayers from data center costsSen. Martin Heinrich blocked an effort to fast-track the bill through the Senate, arguing the bill does not go far enough to protect taxpayers from the costs of data centers.

Salt Lake City Deseret News20d agoWhole story →

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House Passes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Shoulder Their Own Energy CostsThe U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 16, passed a Republican-backed measure that would require artificial intelligence (AI) and other data centers to make deals with local energy providers to cover the full incremental cost of generation, transmission or distribution upgrades, according to the Epoch Times [1]. The bill, known as the…

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New Mexico Democrat blocks bipartisan bill aimed toward protecting taxpayers from data center costsSen. Martin Heinrich blocked an effort to fast-track the bill through the Senate, arguing the bill does not go far enough to protect taxpayers from the costs of data centers.

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