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Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) plans to request a unanimous consent vote on Thursday for his Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate, following its 417-3 passage in the House. The bill would require state regulators to establish standards for new data centers consuming over 100 megawatts of electricity to cover costs related to infrastructure upgrades. While receiving bipartisan support in the House, concerns from some Democrats about insufficient protections have raised challenges for Senate approval. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) opposes the bill and advocates for a national moratorium on data center construction due to community impacts.
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Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) plans to request a unanimous consent vote on Thursday for his companion bill, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which aims to shield households from the energy costs associated with data centers. The House had already passed the bill in a 417-3 vote on Wednesday evening. Originally introduced by Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO) and co-sponsored by Kathy Castor (D-FL), the act requires state regulators to establish standards for new data centers consuming over 100 megawatts of electricity, mandating these facilities cover costs related to new generation, transmission, and infrastructure upgrades. While receiving bipartisan support in the House, concerns raised by some Democrats, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), suggest potential difficulties for its passage in the Senate.
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The Senate is set to vote on a bill aimed at shielding households from the energy costs associated with data centers.
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Senate → set → centers
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) plans to request a unanimous consent vote Thursday afternoon on his companion bill, the Ratepayer Protection Act, shortly following the bill’s passage in the House.
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Husted → plan → House
A unanimous consent vote is a fast-track way to pass a resolution by asking whether anyone objects, instead of taking a roll-call vote.
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anyone → pass → vote
The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House Wednesday evening in a 417-3 vote.
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Act → pass → vote
It was originally introduced by Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO) and co-sponsored by Kathy Castor (D-FL).
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Husted introduced a companion bill in July.
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Husted → introduce → July
The resolution would require state regulators to create standards for new data centers and hyperscalers that consume over 100 megawatts of electricity to cover the costs of new generation, transmission, and infrastructure upgrades.
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that → require → generation
The bill in the House received bipartisan backing, but some Democrats have raised concerns that it does not go far enough to address issues related to data centers, which could make it challenging to pass in the Senate.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) wrote on X on Tuesday that she would vote against the bill because it “fails to meaningfully protect our communities.”
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it → write → communities
She instead called for a national moratorium on data centers and to enact a data center prohibition on federal lands.
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She → call → lands
Over the summer, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) also called for a ban on data centers, making him the highest-ranking Democrat to support a nationwide ban on data centers.
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Others who have called for a moratorium include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who introduced a bill in March to pause new data center development while lawmakers work on artificial intelligence regulations.
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lawmakers → call → regulations
Evans told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that data center bans push buildouts overseas to China, making it more challenging for the United States to compete with Beijing.
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States → tell → Beijing
“Tell me how that helps us stay course or beat China,” he said.
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he → tell → China
“Just because something doesn’t get built in the United States doesn’t mean it doesn’t get built at all.”
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it → build → States
The resolution mirrors the Trump administration’s White House ratepayer protection pledge, in which big tech, governors, utilities, and data centers pledge to prevent households from bearing the energy costs associated with data center construction.
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tech → mirror → construction
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