House votes to curb AI data center costs
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
The House passed the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act on Wednesday, marking Congress' most significant step yet to shield consumers from the soaring infrastructure costs of the AI boom.Why it matters: Washington is facing growing pressure to put guardrails around AI's rapid expansion, from the technology itself to the data centers powering it.The bipartisan bill, which passed 417-3, would require state utility regulators to consider rules making data centers cover some of the costs of new power generation.Its passage gives lawmakers a tangible response to an issue that has quickly become a
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