West Virginia Candidates Propose Different Data Center Policies
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Lead article · West Virginia WatchCandidates for WV’s 2nd congressional district seat support different legislation for data centersHow each side told it
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Moore and Parsi were named together by 2 of 2 outlets. Counted by outlet.
Moore said he cosponsored and voted for federal legislation addressing the costs of electricity infrastructure for data centers.
Parsi said he would introduce a bill to pause new large data-center construction and give local communities a vote on projects.
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE HOUSE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
Ratepayer Protection Act
Serving a very large electricity user can require utilities to upgrade the power system. The bill would set a standard for charging qualifying large data and computing customers for the full cost of those upgrades, including if they later stop buying electricity. It would also require utilities to obtain financial backing before making the upgrades and require regulators and some utilities to consider the standard.
- IntroducedJUN 18 · HOUSE
- Passed HouseTHIS STORYSEP 16 · 417–3
- Senate passage
- Signed into law
When each side picked it up
When each side picked it up. center: 1 article, first mon 12:25 am. unrated: 1 article, first fri 6:00 am.
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