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Senate Republicans on Thursday tried to quickly clear a House-passed bill responding to voter concerns about data centers driving up electricity prices, but were blocked by Democrats. 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. 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.
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Senate Republicans on Thursday tried to quickly clear a House-passed bill responding to voter concerns about data centers driving up electricity prices, but were blocked by Democrats.
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.
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.
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.
The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs
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.
New poll finds over half of Americans fear AI-driven data centers will hike electricity costs and strain water supplies.
On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers.