Key facts
- US House Republicans plan to vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act next week.
- The bill aims to curb electricity cost increases tied to data center expansion.
- Government officials are under pressure to prevent soaring data center power costs from affecting households.
US House Republicans are planning to bring legislation aimed at curbing electricity cost increases driven by data center expansion to the floor for a vote next week. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act seeks to prevent the soaring power needs of data centers from leading to higher bills for average households.
Taylor Haulsee, a spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson, confirmed in an email that the bill would be on the House floor next week. The plan for a vote on the legislation before the midterm elections was initially reported by Axios.