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Senate Republicans Consider Data Center Electricity-Cost Bill
Senate Republicans are preparing a vote on Jon Husted’s data-center electricity-cost bill amid affordability concerns. Coverage differs on whether it offers meaningful consumer protections or chiefly serves as a campaign opportunity.
Lead article · Reuters · CENTERHurt by Trump, Senate Republicans plan to bolster affordability credentials before midtermsOUTLETSOUTLETS
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The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN7 RATED · 4 UNRATED
THE FRAME9% · AVG CRED 75
“A symbolic political vote”
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
- Thecentersquare · Data centers front and center in Ohio Senate raceNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- FOX News Radio · Senator Jon Husted Rips Schumer Over Data Center Bill: "The Fraud Here Is What Chuck Is Trying to Perpetuate"NO PUBLISHED LEAN
- GV Wire (original publisher not identified) · Hurt by Trump, Senate Republicans Plan to Bolster Affordability Credentials Before MidtermsORIGINAL PUBLISHER NOT IDENTIFIED
- News Channel 3-12 (cites CNN) · Senate GOP eyes last-ditch push on affordability as fears deepen over midterm mapNO PUBLISHED LEAN
People · 1 MEMBER
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Counted by outlet.
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R · OH · SENATOR
Urged Senate Republicans to stay in Washington and vote on his Ratepayer Protection Act addressing electricity costs tied to data centers.
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▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
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◆ MIXED3 OF 5 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 3 of 5 outlets.
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
The record
What Congress actually did
FACTS FROM THE HOUSE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
FACTS FROM THE HOUSE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE
THE BILL · H.R. 9340BILL PAGE →
Ratepayer Protection Act
Big data and computing facilities could be required to cover the added power-system upgrades they need. H.R. 9340 has passed the House but is not law.
Gabe EvansR · CO-8SPONSOR
- IntroducedJUN 18 · HOUSE
- Passed HouseTHIS STORYSEP 16 · 417–3
- Senate passage
- Signed into law
Timeline · 5 DAYS
When each side picked it up
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When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 1 article, first mon 2:10 pm, 4 days after the first report. center: 5 articles, first thu 4:35 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first mon 12:24 pm, 4 days after the first report. unrated: 4 articles, first fri 5:00 am.
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