Senate Democrats block bill on data center electricity costs

Summarised from 5 outlets · Updated 30 Sept, 21:33 · Archive

Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, which aimed to make AI data centres bear rising electricity costs.

Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act on Wednesday, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance the bill. Republicans supported the legislation, which aimed to shield Americans from energy costs attributed to data centres. Democrats argued the bill did not go far enough to address energy consumption. The House had approved the bill earlier in September.

How it is being reported

• Senate Democrats block data center bill, calling it ‘toothless’UPI · 30 Sept, 22:22
• Chuck Schumer, Senate Dems block bill to address AI data center costsNew York Post · 30 Sept, 19:20
• Senate Democrats block data center bill aimed at addressing energy costsCBS News · 30 Sept, 18:51
• Senate Democrats block datacenter energy billGuardian World · 30 Sept, 18:48
• Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpointFox News · 30 Sept, 18:45

In this story: Senate Democrats · Republicans · Chuck Schumer · Jon Husted

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