Democrats kill data center electricity cost bill ahead of midtermsDemocrats blocked a bill to make AI data centers cover rising electricity costs, a key midterm election issue that could impact Sen. Jon Husted's Ohio race.Fox News19d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetJon HustedHR 9340midterm election issue
Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpointSenate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at making AI data centers bear rising electricity costs that Jon Husted championed.NewsBreak19d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyJon HustedHR 9340senate rejects hr 9340
Republicans Hope Entirely Symbolic Data Center Vote Can Help Jon HustedThe Ratepayer Protection Act is basically the only reason the Senate is sticking around this week.HuffPost21d agoWhole story →TechnologyJon HustedHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
Republicans say they want to address data centers. Democrats smell a campaign-season rat.“They say they’re for more affordability,” embattled GOP Sen. Jon Husted said. “This is a chance for everybody to prove it.”POLITICO25d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyJon HustedHR 9340midterm elections
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.Breitbart News Network1mo agoWhole story →EconomyTechnologyMartin HeinrichJon HustedHR 9340ratepayer protection act vote
Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act.New York Post1mo agoWhole story →EconomyTechnologyMartin HeinrichJon HustedHR 9340house passes hr 9340
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.com1mo agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyJon HustedHR 9340ratepayer protection act stall
