Castor's data center rate protection bill passes House, hits roadblock in Senate
Castor co-sponsored the House-passed bill and argued that utility customers should not bear data-center grid-upgrade costs.
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The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, which co-sponsor Kathy Castor says would protect utility customers from data-center costs. A Senate effort to fast-track a companion bill was blocked, leaving its path forward unclear.
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Kathy Castor
D · FL-14
Co-sponsor of the House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act and advocate for protecting utility customers from data-center costs.
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President whose Ratepayer Protection Pledge the article says the bill would codify.
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