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 Post5d agoWhole story →TechnologyBuildHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
Democrats block data centers affordability bill in blow to Senate GOPSenate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously.Cable News Network5d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act
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.HuffPost7d agoWhole story →TechnologyJon HustedHR 9340senate vote on ratepayer protection act