Data center energy battles escalate from states to Congress amid lobbying and regulatory fights
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Summary
The article examines the escalating political battle over data centers and their massive electricity consumption. What started as local and state-level disputes over higher electric rates, neighborhood impacts, and environmental concerns has now reached Congress and the Trump administration. Multiple bills are under debate, lobbying is intensifying, and the EPA is proposing changes, but finding consensus in Washington remains difficult as the industry continues to expand rapidly.
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The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation's capital.
Bills are under debate in Congress. The Trump administration has weighed in. Lobbying is intensifying. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing changes.
But finding consensus on how to proceed in D.C. is tough, with the industry spreading around...
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