House Voted 417-3 to Make Data Centers Pay Electricity Costs; States Can Still Say No
Evans sponsored the House-passed bill and argued that data center companies should bear the power infrastructure costs they drive.
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The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, requiring states to consider rules that would make large data centers pay for grid upgrades they cause. The bill does not require states to adopt those rules, and its fate in the Senate is uncertain.
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