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WATCH LIVE: Data center bill falls short as Senate holds final votes before the midterms

A bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern.

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PBS News· Sep 30, 3:45 PMWATCH LIVE: Data center bill falls short as Senate holds final votes before the midtermsAlso ran in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Data center bill sponsor responds to leftwing calls for a banRepublican Rep. Gabe Evans says that the U.S. has to “strike the right balance” on data centers, and brushed off calls from Democrats for a ban.

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Data center bill falls short in Senate as lawmakers take final votes before the midtermsThe Senate has failed to advance a bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy bills. The bill fell victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern. The measure needed 60 votes to advance, but fell short, 57-43. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican from Ohio, is in a…

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Senate blocks data center electricity bill backed by Jon HustedDemocrats branded Husted's proposal, which would have called for states to consider making data centers pay for power grid upgrades, as election eve messaging. A Republican memo called data centers "the anchor hanging around Husted's neck" in his race against Sherrod Brown.

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