Schiff Proposes Data Centers Fund Their Own Power
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Sen. Adam Schiff introduced the Energy Cost Fairness and Reliability Act, which would require data centers over 50 MW to secure their own power, pay for the grid upgrades they necessitate, and not siphon electricity from existing plants, while directing FERC to update transmission rules to allow demand reductions during peak hours—a move framed as helping curb rising electricity costs amid AI power demand, though the bill currently has no Republican co-sponsors.
Topics:businessenergy-policy#data-centers#energy-costs#energy-policy#ferc#power-grid#transmission-lines
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