US lawmakers are debating who should pay for grid upgrades needed by large data centers. The Ratepayer Protection Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate, with 57 in favor and 43 opposed, though the House had passed it 417–3. The bill would require facilities with peak demand of at least 100 megawatts to cover the full incremental costs of power generation and grid upgrades, with each state deciding whether to adopt the standards. The author from the Crypto Council for Innovation argues that households and small businesses should not bear these costs, and points to the Ratepayer Protection Pledge signed by major tech companies and a White House expansion bringing in over 200 more participants, while calling for faster permitting and infrastructure construction.
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