House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costsThe bill passed by a vote of 417-3.St. Paul Pioneer Press19d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetdata center energy bill
House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energyWASHINGTON — Under pressure to act on unpopular data centers, the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation aimed at shielding consumNewsBreak19d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →TechnologyPlanethouse passes ratepayers protection act
Virginia’s federal lawmakers lock in on regulating data centersTwo lawmakers have introduced bills designed to create standards for siting data centers in communities, amplify transparency about the facilities’ power and water use and protect nearby communities from international threats.Norfolk Virginian-Pilot20d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyHR 10322HR 10321data center regulation bills
Texas Gets Tough: Gov. Abbott Orders Crackdown on AI Data Centers that Skip Mandated Water SurveysGov. Greg Abbott (R) has directed the Texas Water Development Board to penalize data centers that fail to report their water usage, after state records showed most facilities have ignored the mandatory survey for years.Breitbart News Network20d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetGreg Abbotttexas ai data center crackdown
Lawmakers discuss the data center industry in ArkansasGoogle Inc., the technology giant building a huge data center campus at West Memphis, is taking time to visit with residents who will be neighbors of the billion dollar project, Rachel Wilson, a Google energy market development employee, told the Legislature's Joint Energy Committee on Tuesday.Arkansas Online20d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologyarkansas data center development
