Summary
Senator Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, stopped a quick vote on a bill that would make states ask technology companies to pay for the costs their data centers add to electricity prices. The bill, called the Ratepayer Protection Act, was proposed by Senator Jon Husted, a Republican from Ohio.
Key Facts
- The bill aims to have states make tech companies pay for the electricity costs caused by their data centers.
- Senator Jon Husted introduced the bill and wanted it passed quickly using unanimous consent.
- Senator Martin Heinrich blocked the effort by not agreeing to unanimous consent.
- The bill is called the Ratepayer Protection Act.
- The disagreement happened in the U.S. Senate.
- The bill targets the costs that data centers add to local electricity rates.
- The senators involved are from different states and political parties.
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