Senate blocks House data-center cost shield, pushes tougher GRID Savings Act
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) pressed a House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act to make tech companies fund the energy infrastructure for data centers, but Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked it, preferring his tougher GRID Savings Act. Heinrich argued the House bill doesn’t go far enough, while GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno objected to moving Heinrich’s alternative forward, despite broad House support (417-3). The clash underscores midterm debates over data-center energy costs and affordability.