politics United States
Senate blocks datacenter electricity cost bill
57votes
Votes cast in favor of advancing the Ratepayer Protection Act
The US Senate rejected the Ratepayer Protection Act by a 57–43 vote, short of the 60 votes needed to advance it. The bill would have required utilities to consider standards making datacenters pay for certain electricity infrastructure upgrades.
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The United States Senate blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act.
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- 57votes
Votes cast in favor of advancing the Ratepayer Protection Act
3 of 3 sources“The measure failed by a vote of 57 to 43”