James Baratta
Role at the time: Writing fellow at The American Prospect
Condemned
Statement summary
James Baratta argues that the bill requires states to consider protections without mandating safeguards for data-center energy costs.
“it only requires states to consider ratepayer protection, without mandating any actual safeguards around paying for data center energy use.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)James Baratta commentary on the Senate rejection of the ratepayer billParagraph beginning Given what the bill actually does
Baratta argues that Senate Democrats had reason to reject a bill that requires consideration of standards rather than binding safeguards.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Baratta criticizes the bill for requiring states only to consider ratepayer protection, without mandating safeguards.