Schumer, Senate Democrats block bill to address AI data center costsThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households.New York Post7d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
Tuberville sponsors bill to shield ratepayers from data center costsPresident Donald Trump signed a similar pledge and got major technology companies to commit to cover the full cost of the energy and infrastructure needed for new data centers.AL.com20d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetHR 9340data center legislation
List of Lawmakers Backing AI Data Center Bill to Keep Electricity Costs LowThe debate over who should pay for AI infrastructure is becoming a major political issue.Newsweek22d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetHR 9340ai data center bill markup
