U.S House passes federal ratepayer protection bill
Lankford argues that data centers should benefit local communities while consumers remain protected.
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The House passed H.R. 9340, a bipartisan bill setting federal protections intended to keep large data-center projects from shifting electricity-grid costs onto households and small businesses. Reps. Josh Brecheen and Sen. James Lankford discussed the bill’s limits and the need to protect local communities.
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James Lankford
R · OK · SEN
Oklahoma senator discussing consumer protections and local decision-making around data centers
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Josh Brecheen
R · OK-2
Oklahoma representative discussing the bill’s threshold and the limits of federal authority
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