US House advances bipartisan bill targeting AI data centre utility costs
Proposed legislation would give states a framework to prevent energy costs linked to AI data centres being passed on to consumers.
The US House has advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the impact of AI data centres on utility costs.
The measure would create a regulatory framework that individual states could adopt to prevent energy costs associated with data centres from being passed on to consumers, according to CNBC.
The proposal focuses on the growing energy demands of AI data centres and the potential effect on household and other consumer utility bills. The available material does not specify which costs would be covered or how the framework would operate.
The bill would not establish a nationwide rule on its own. Its framework could be adopted by states, but the source material does not identify any states that have committed to doing so.
The legislation remains at the proposed stage. The available information does not establish whether it will pass the Senate, become law or what its next legislative step will be.
