House passes bill on data center energy costs

The U.S. House passed a bill 417–3 recommending state regulators consider charging data centers for the full cost of new power and transmission upgrades needed to serve them, aiming to ease utility-bill pressures from AI data centers while preserving state regulation. Supporters call it a 'modest first start,' not a nationwide ban.

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