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Ratepayer bill aimed at data center buildout blocked in Senate
High-profile legislation amounting to lawmakers’ first real stab at addressing voter anger over data centers stalled in the Senate on Thursday after securing overwhelming support in the House a day earlier. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich objected to a unanimous consent request by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, to clear the…
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The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
Big Tech Skeletons Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) was appointed to fill Vice President JD Vance’s vacant Senate seat after Vance...
Unpopular AI data centers proliferating across America have emerged as a major campaign issue in the midterm elections.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) halted passage of a proposal that had passed the House by an overwhelming margin.
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High-profile legislation amounting to lawmakers’ first real stab at addressing voter anger over data centers stalled in the Senate on Thursday after securing overwhelming support in the House a day earlier. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich objected to a unanimous consent request by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, to clear the…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) Thursday said he would “absolutely sign” a statewide data center moratorium if brought to his desk, joining other governors and elected officials calling for a freeze on developing new data centers. “If the statewide moratorium bill lands on your desk in 2027, would you sign it?” Punchbowl News’s Mikenzie Frost…
One Senate Democrat scuttled a Republican-led effort to pass legislation aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, saying it didn't go far enough.
Senators from both parties blocked a landmark digital asset market structure bill in a procedural vote, sending crypto stocks tumbling. The bill would have handed the CFTC the primary authority to regulate the digital assets industry, but failed to advance with a vote of 49-50. Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger says she is still optimistic that…
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., blocked bipartisan legislation aimed at reining in data center-related utility cost increases, calling the bill a half-measure.
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) unveiled what she calls the nation’s “most comprehensive and aggressive” data center regulations in Virginia, aiming to hold companies accountable, reduce energy costs, and safeguard environmental protections. Her executive order announcement came on the heels of a week centered on the topic of artificial intelligence, as…
The House successfully passed its first major legislation on artificial intelligence to ensure big tech pays for its energy usage, rather than passing costs onto the American consumer. The Ratepayer Protection Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support Wednesday night by a vote of 417-3. The data center operation legislation was brought forward by…
The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House with bipartisan support, aiming to stop data center energy costs from raising electric bills for families.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act.
