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House votes on AI data centre energy costs bill
The US House Energy and Commerce Committee's energy subcommittee is voting on a package of bills aimed at making Big Tech companies pay for AI data centre energy costs rather than passing them on to ordinary households. The headline measure, the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340), would amend a 1978 utility law to require large power users drawing 100MW or more to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades built to serve them. A second bill would direct federal regulators to convene stakeholders to protect residents from rising bills. The urgency is driven by electricity bills near major data centre hubs rising up to 267% over five years, with data centres now consuming 4-5% of all US electricity. Federal energy regulators have also separately ordered grid operators to prevent cost-shifting onto consumers. The bills still face a long legislative road through the full House and Senate.
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