Bipartisan bill fails to protect consumers from datacenters' true costs

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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.