House passes bill to shield households from data center energy costs
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House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
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.
Sep 16, 2026
House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
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.
Sep 16, 2026
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Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts. The New Mexico Democrat blocked the Ohio Republican’s effort to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act through a process called unanimous consent, arguing…
Sep 17, 2026
House approves bill aimed at putting data center electricity costs on tech companies
The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at shielding Americans from increased electricity costs associated with data centers. The bill requires states to consider taking up standards that would force tech companies to shoulder the electricity cost increases associated with large data centers but doesn’t actually require them to regulate. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act,…
Sep 16, 2026
House votes to curb AI data center costs
The House passed the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act on Wednesday, marking Congress' most significant step yet to shield consumers from the soaring infrastructure costs of the AI boom . Why it matters: Washington is facing growing pressure to put guardrails around AI's rapid expansion, from the technology itself to the data centers powering it. The bipartisan bill, which passed 417-3, would require state utility regulators to consider rules making data centers cover some of the costs of new
Sep 16, 2026
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Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act.
Sep 18, 2026
House passes bill to shield households from data center energy costs
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill that would require data centers to cover the cost of grid and energy upgrades, an effort to shield households from rising energy prices and allay rising fears among voters about the industry. On Wednesday, the House voted 417-3 to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, which was introduced […]
Sep 16, 2026
Daily on Energy: Duke Energy CEO talks data center costs
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! Maydeen will be in attendance today and tomorrow at National Clean Energy Week in D.C., where several administration officials, lawmakers, and industry leaders will be speaking. If you see her there, be sure to say hi! Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner energy […]
Sep 15, 2026