Data Centers to Get Huge Electricity Bill Under New Plan

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Ratepayer Protection Act, bipartisan legislation requiring data centers consuming over 100 megawatts to pay the full cost of grid infrastructure upgrades rather than spreading costs to existing ratepayers. The bill establishes federal standards for state regulators reviewing large data center proposals and has drawn criticism from both the data center industry and environmental groups.

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