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House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energy — Pramila Jayapal | ChamberLight
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The House passed the bipartisan Ratepayers Protection Act, 417-3, to have data-center companies cover power-related infrastructure costs rather than shifting them to consumers. The three opposing Democrats said the measure does not go far enough to protect communities.
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People in this story 10 Co-sponsor of the Ratepayers Protection Act and advocate for shifting data-center infrastructure costs to the companies operating them.
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Supported the bill and warned against treating it as a sufficient response to AI risks.
Supported the bill while describing it as a bare-minimum response to community concerns.
Voted for the bill but said it was not sufficient.
Democratic state representative identified as Evans's opponent in a toss-up House race.
President who has supported new data-center construction and criticized the need for AI guardrails.
Voted against the bill and said it did not address constituents' concerns or data-center risks.
Voted against the bill and argued it would not sufficiently protect consumers and frontline communities.
Co-sponsored the Ratepayers Protection Act with Evans.
Voted against the bill and called for a national moratorium on data centers.
Supported the bill while describing it as a bare-minimum response to community concerns.
Voted for the bill but said it was not sufficient.
Democratic state representative identified as Evans's opponent in a toss-up House race.
SHOW 5 MORE SHOW FEWER President who has supported new data-center construction and criticized the need for AI guardrails.
Voted against the bill and said it did not address constituents' concerns or data-center risks.
Voted against the bill and argued it would not sufficiently protect consumers and frontline communities.
Co-sponsored the Ratepayers Protection Act with Evans.
Voted against the bill and called for a national moratorium on data centers.
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