Schumer slams House-passed data center bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticized a recently passed House bill aimed at addressing the energy demands of data centers, calling it a weak and symbolic measure rather than meaningful action. The legislation would require states to evaluate standards for reducing the financial strain on power grids caused by data center operations, but Schumer argues it fails to deliver real solutions. His remarks highlight growing Democratic skepticism over the bill’s effectiveness in tackling rising energy costs and infrastructure challenges. The debate underscores deeper divisions over how best to regulate technology’s growing appetite for electricity.

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Schumer slams House-passed data center bill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed a bill that would force states to consider standards to mitigate data centers’ power price impacts as an “ineffectual participation trophy.” © Natasha Kaiser His comments signal that Democrats...