Senate blocks bill aimed at keeping data center costs off electric bills

The U.S. Senate has blocked legislation intended to prevent the costs associated with expanding data centers from being passed on to residential electric customers. The bill, which had previously secured significant bipartisan support in the House of Representatives, failed to advance following opposition from Senate Democrats.

Senate Democrats characterized the proposed legislation as ineffective and insufficient, arguing that the measure was "toothless" and did not go far enough to address the underlying issue of rising electricity costs linked to data center development.