Husted says his bill requires data centers to produce their own power
Jon HustedU.S. senator from Ohio
Jon Husted says his proposal would require data centers to provide their own power so local ratepayers do not pay for expansions.
“What we’re requiring the data centers to do is to produce their own power so that the local ratepayers don’t have to foot the bill for their expansions,”
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Other statements by Jon Husted in this case
- Husted says his bill makes data centers pay their fair shareLater: Defended or excused
Where this statement fits
Would Jon Husted's Ratepayer Protection Act protect households from data-center costs?
Jon Husted and the bill's House sponsors say the Ratepayer Protection Act would stop households from paying for infrastructure needed by large data centers. Critics question whether requiring regulators to consider protective standards would deliver that result.
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Interview
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Spectrum News published this interview July 28 after Husted introduced his Senate proposal.
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Spectrum News interviewed Husted after he introduced the Senate proposal.
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He says he has worked on the proposal with President Trump for six months and that it continues his effort to hold data-center companies accountable.
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Husted endorses his proposal as a way to keep expansion costs off household electricity bills.
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