Federal bill aims to balance data center growth with utility costs

The Federal Ratepayer Protection Act, advanced by a House committee, aims to prevent ordinary utility customers from subsidising infrastructure upgrades needed for energy-intensive data centers by establishing cost-allocation rules that place responsibility on data center operators and their customers rather than general ratepayers.

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