The bill creates a federal standard that state regulators can adopt for large-load customers—primarily AI data centers drawing 100 MW or more. Operators of those facilities would have to cover the incremental costs of new generation, transmission, and related grid upgrades rather than shifting them onto residential ratepayers.
The three members who voted no said that wasn’t enough. Making data centers pay for extra wires and power plants is a start, but it doesn’t stop new centers from being built, doesn’t force every state to follow the rule, and doesn’t deal with other problems like water use or neighborhood impacts. They wanted Congress to hit pause on new data centers instead of just tweaking who pays for the electricity.
The bill now heads to the Senate. It is one of several bipartisan measures the House advanced this week ahead of the midterms.
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