Bipartisan bill fails to protect consumers from datacenters' true costs
datacentersRatepayer Protection Actconsumer protectionelectricity pricesbig techUS Congress
Author: p_stuart82
Date: 7/5/2026
Article Summary:
Critics warn that a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting US consumers from datacenters' true costs will fail to do so, as it is largely voluntary and prioritizes the needs of datacenters and utilities over ratepayers.