Senate Democrats block Sen. Husted-led bill on data centers, calling it ‘toothless’

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting consumers from paying higher prices when new data centers are built in their communities.
The Ratepayer Protection Act , which passed the House by a vote of 417-3 two weeks ago, sets a federal standard on the issue. It also instructs state public utility commissions to find ways to make developers of data centers that use huge amounts of energy cover their own costs of water and electricity to consumers.
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