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Data centers are vilified left and right — do they deserve it?

Data centers are vilified left and right — do they deserve it?

News ClipOlean Times Herald·Washington, District of Columbia County, DC·10/13/2026

The article discusses bipartisan legislation that would address data centers and who pays for the electricity needed to power them. The Ratepayer Protection Act passed the U.S. House by a 417-3 vote but was subsequently blocked in the Senate.

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Gov: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
In a bitterly divided U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives did the unthinkable last month. It passed bipartisan legislation on artificial intelligence, data centers, and who will pay for the energy powering the digital infrastructure of tomorrow. The Ratepayer Protection Act earned overwhelming support from both Republicans and Democrats on a vote of 417-3, only to be blocked by the U.S. Senate last week. The legislation would provide meaningful local...