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A bipartisan bill aimed at keeping AI data centers from driving up your electric bill is hitting a roadblock in the Senate after one Democratic senator blocked its quick passage, arguing it doesn't go far enough. The bill passed the House by a 417-3 vote, but Sen. Martin Heinrich... show more

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Jim Book5 days ago

Democrat politicians are the problem with the government ever since they became socialist/communist/woke azzholes

Jon Maestri5 days ago

I have never seen Capitol Hill waste more time than these partisan clowns that we have up there now. The local County Governments that will be permitting these Data Center Progects have the power to make electricity and water issues a condition of obtaining a construction permit. This is just another example of Congressmen and Senators fucking off in an election year. They are too cowardly to tackle any substantive issues that may affect their elections. Impeach or vote them all out!

Onlineparrot🇺🇸🇺🇸5 days ago

AI can’t be allowed to become a hidden surcharge on everyone’s electric bill. If data centers drive the demand, the companies building them should carry the infrastructure costs not ordinary families.

Marie5 days ago

The Uniparty DC swamp Democrats, Democrats masquerading as Republicans RINO'S would rather have China dominate AI 🤡 Great strategy 🙄 How many in Congress are owned by the Chinese Communist Party? Paramount+ Season 3 episode 6 Corrupt Politicians working with our enemies

Tim Miller5 days ago

New Al data centers with regulations and other implements in place are now using no water with their own power production on site. It’s Chinese propaganda being used to derail and push fake information… DEMOCRATS WILL DO ANYTHING TO LIE AND HURT AMERICANS

George strait5 days ago

If AI data centers are driving up electricity costs, taxpayers and ratepayers deserve protection. Congress should find common ground and make sure the costs are fairly handled.

Jon Maestri5 days ago

Another useless idiot posturing like he’s working!

Jeff Goldblum5 days ago

The Senate standoff highlights a growing question around AI infrastructure: who should pay for the additional strain on local power grids? The disagreement is over how far federal rules should go, not whether the issue deserves attention.

TheAccountant5 days ago

They should put them in the blue cities that have crumbled -revitalize the downtowns

Regina5 days ago

Honestly, I just want someone to make sure regular people aren’t stuck paying for all that new grid infrastructure.

RizzBizz675 days ago

Where else they going to build? No isn't an option unless you plan to pickup a Chinese language.

Lea Thompson5 days ago

one senator blocks it cause it doesnt go far enough lol. always some shit.

CortezCortez5 days ago

Why not just destroy all the data centers, we do not need them in America

Jamie Klein5 days ago

It’s an ego battle. Dems want credit for republican’s ideas.

War Alerts5 days ago

The polling adds another layer even if electricity costs are contained, local opposition could still shape where new facilities get built.

Christopher Chichester5 days ago

My electric bill? I'm thrilled about paying my electric bill. I love paying my electric bill. I wish Sara Evans was singing "A Little Bit Stronger" next to me when I'm paying my beautiful electric bill to the mafia in New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYS Legislature? Meet the mafia in New York: Rochester Gas & Electric.

ShineDoggyDog5 days ago

Pass what you can pass then fine tune it later dumbass

Make Boston Red Again5 days ago

If true, this reads like political posturing. Either protect ratepayers now or admit you prefer veto power over lower bills. Concrete fix: require capacity charges and private grid upgrades before any new data-center approvals.

Throckmorton5 days ago

A bipartisan bill passed the House 417–3 and still got trapped in Senate procedural quicksand. Nothing says ‘energy innovation’ like making the power bill negotiate with a filibuster. If the goal is protecting families from higher electric bills, what exactly doesn’t go far enough—the loophole needed its own server farm?

Pollin The People5 days ago

Do you use AI?

Laura5 days ago

The data centers create their energy. For your Data Center and Artificial Intelligence Research -

Grumpy Chief5 days ago

Hegseth = Pecker Checker

Satori5 days ago

republicans are not smart enough

DVE5 days ago

What kind of stupid ass reasoning is that? It's a start. WTF is wrong with the left

Steve E Jay5 days ago

The Dums are panicking. They think the building of AI will end the world like Y2K, the green crapola, the next disease that they invent...let's check in with the head of the Dums Hasan Pecker.

哪吒5 days ago

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Macey May5 days ago

How does MAGA justify this?!

Angel5 days ago

This is one of those issues where the details really matter. AI data centers bring economic opportunities, but the impact on electricity demand, infrastructure, and local communities deserves serious attention.

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🔥🚨NOW — Senate Democrats just BLOCKED a bill that makes data centers pay for their own power upgrades — not Americans. House passed it 417-3. Almost unanimous. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) asked for unanimous consent. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected. Said it “doesn’t go far enough.” Then NOTHING moved. Husted: they own higher electricity costs now. LET THE RECORD SHOW. Dems talk affordability. They killed the bill to make your energy prices cheaper.

🔥🚨NOW — Senate Democrats just BLOCKED a bill that makes data centers pay for their own power upgrades — not Americans. House passed it 417-3. Almost unanimous. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) asked for unanimous consent. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected. Said it “doesn’t go far enough.” Then NOTHING moved. Husted: they own higher electricity costs now. LET THE RECORD SHOW. Dems talk affordability. They killed the bill to make your energy prices cheaper.

The Patriot Oasis™

20,923 views • 5 days ago

🚨 NOW: Democrats just got exposed nationwide for BLOCKING a Trump-aligned AI bill that would help make sure data centers pay their own electricity upgrades, NOT American households LET THE RECORD SHOW! SENATE DEMS HATE AFFORDABILITY! Imagine that: A DEMOCRAT SENATOR — same party saying "trust us on AI" — BLOCKED it Sen. Heinrich (D) whined it "doesn't go far enough" but then he ended up making sure NOTHING GOT DONE at all! It passed the House almost unanimously shortly before. OHIO GOP SEN. HUSTED is the one who pushed for unanimous passage

🚨 NOW: Democrats just got exposed nationwide for BLOCKING a Trump-aligned AI bill that would help make sure data centers pay their own electricity upgrades, NOT American households LET THE RECORD SHOW! SENATE DEMS HATE AFFORDABILITY! Imagine that: A DEMOCRAT SENATOR — same party saying "trust us on AI" — BLOCKED it Sen. Heinrich (D) whined it "doesn't go far enough" but then he ended up making sure NOTHING GOT DONE at all! It passed the House almost unanimously shortly before. OHIO GOP SEN. HUSTED is the one who pushed for unanimous passage

Eric Daugherty

37,662 views • 5 days ago

Yesterday, I spoke out against data centers and AI layoffs at the Seattle City Council. Under mass pressure, the City Council passed a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. This is a victory for working people, but one year is far from enough. My independent socialist campaign for Congress is the only one in this election fighting for an end to hyperscale data centers, for democratic public ownership of all existing data centers, and for a public-sector living wage jobs guarantee, funded by taxing the rich, to counter the AI-related mass layoffs. #datacenter #socialist #independent #ai #freepalestine

Yesterday, I spoke out against data centers and AI layoffs at the Seattle City Council. Under mass pressure, the City Council passed a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. This is a victory for working people, but one year is far from enough. My independent socialist campaign for Congress is the only one in this election fighting for an end to hyperscale data centers, for democratic public ownership of all existing data centers, and for a public-sector living wage jobs guarantee, funded by taxing the rich, to counter the AI-related mass layoffs. #datacenter #socialist #independent #ai #freepalestine

Kshama Sawant

20,549 views • 3 months ago

In the next two years, AI data centers will not only cause electric bills to soar, but are expected to generate the same emissions as driving over 300 billion miles — or 1,600 round trips to the sun from Earth. We need a moratorium on the construction of new AI data centers.

In the next two years, AI data centers will not only cause electric bills to soar, but are expected to generate the same emissions as driving over 300 billion miles — or 1,600 round trips to the sun from Earth. We need a moratorium on the construction of new AI data centers.

Bernie Sanders

1,662,827 views • 9 months ago

🚨 NEW: For a year, I've watched the growing campaign against AI data centers, from protests over water and electricity that include a sophisticated pro-China communist and socialist activist ecosystem mobilizing opposition across the country. Today, there's a new proposal aimed at changing that debate: "data center dividends" for the communities and their residents who have data centers as their neighbors. They could amount to as much as $8,900 a year per person. What do you think? A new report by the Bitcoin Policy Institute Institute proposes the idea of "data center dividends" that could push cash in the pockets of Americans. 🎥 Watch my interview with Sam Lyman, the head of resarch and a former senior advisor and speech writer to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as he explains the idea. The concept: instead of communities simply selling land for AI infrastructure, residents could receive annual payments, tax credits, utility bill credits or scholarship funds financed by the existing property tax revenue generated by the data centers, without raising taxes or increasing costs for developers. Researchers estimate a typical rural household could receive about $4,500 to $8,900 a year, with some communities potentially receiving even more. The idea is simple: if rural America is helping power the AI revolution, shouldn't rural Americans share directly in the economic gains? In my latest Fox News Digital report, I break down the proposal, the politics behind it and why its supporters believe it could reverse the growing backlash against data centers. 📖 Read the full story:

🚨 NEW: For a year, I've watched the growing campaign against AI data centers, from protests over water and electricity that include a sophisticated pro-China communist and socialist activist ecosystem mobilizing opposition across the country. Today, there's a new proposal aimed at changing that debate: "data center dividends" for the communities and their residents who have data centers as their neighbors. They could amount to as much as $8,900 a year per person. What do you think? A new report by the Bitcoin Policy Institute Institute proposes the idea of "data center dividends" that could push cash in the pockets of Americans. 🎥 Watch my interview with Sam Lyman, the head of resarch and a former senior advisor and speech writer to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as he explains the idea. The concept: instead of communities simply selling land for AI infrastructure, residents could receive annual payments, tax credits, utility bill credits or scholarship funds financed by the existing property tax revenue generated by the data centers, without raising taxes or increasing costs for developers. Researchers estimate a typical rural household could receive about $4,500 to $8,900 a year, with some communities potentially receiving even more. The idea is simple: if rural America is helping power the AI revolution, shouldn't rural Americans share directly in the economic gains? In my latest Fox News Digital report, I break down the proposal, the politics behind it and why its supporters believe it could reverse the growing backlash against data centers. 📖 Read the full story:

Asra Nomani

12,560 views • 14 days ago

Fox Business' Darren Botelho presses VP JD Vance on the administration's push for more data centers in response to a Fox News poll showing 70% of voters don't want a data center in their area. "I've seen the same polls that you're talking about... People associate data centers with 'my neighborhood is going to get worse.' In particular, 'my power bills are going to go up.'" Vance says the solution is to build nuclear and other power plants near data centers, insisting that the broader goal is getting American industry "to build again."

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111,895 views • 20 days ago

The drama continues with the big beautiful bill, and the more that comes out, the less I want to see it passed. The AI data centers being built in residential areas with 0 recourse at a local level is very concerning.

The drama continues with the big beautiful bill, and the more that comes out, the less I want to see it passed. The AI data centers being built in residential areas with 0 recourse at a local level is very concerning.

Shipwreck

27,995 views • 1 year ago

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Bill Gates Insider Admits Data Centers Built to 'Kill and Replace' 200 Million Americans by 2030 A data center insider has come forward with horrifying revelations about the AI mega-facilities rising across the country. The elites in charge of this are preparing to perpetrate crimes against humanity on a scale the world has never witnessed. And behind these data centers stand the usual suspects: Bill Gates. BlackRock. Palantir. They're racing to build these data centers before the public fully realizes what's unfolding right in front of them.

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Bill Gates Insider Admits Data Centers Built to 'Kill and Replace' 200 Million Americans by 2030 A data center insider has come forward with horrifying revelations about the AI mega-facilities rising across the country. The elites in charge of this are preparing to perpetrate crimes against humanity on a scale the world has never witnessed. And behind these data centers stand the usual suspects: Bill Gates. BlackRock. Palantir. They're racing to build these data centers before the public fully realizes what's unfolding right in front of them.

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202,206 views • 4 months ago

WOW: Congress almost gave AI data centers total immunity from local and state environmental lawsuits last year. But Thomas Massie and MTG blocked it. Massie: “Twice, I have seen and stopped special provisions from being inserted into US law to help data centers over all other types of businesses.” “In the Big Beautiful Bill, Marjorie Taylor Greene and I noticed that there were a couple pages that would give immunity for these data centers from… all state law, but also went down to the local level, including planning and zoning.” This proposal would have given AI data centers “immunity from environmental lawsuits.” “We fought and got that taken out of the bill.” “This is un-American.” Thomas Massie Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson

WOW: Congress almost gave AI data centers total immunity from local and state environmental lawsuits last year. But Thomas Massie and MTG blocked it. Massie: “Twice, I have seen and stopped special provisions from being inserted into US law to help data centers over all other types of businesses.” “In the Big Beautiful Bill, Marjorie Taylor Greene and I noticed that there were a couple pages that would give immunity for these data centers from… all state law, but also went down to the local level, including planning and zoning.” This proposal would have given AI data centers “immunity from environmental lawsuits.” “We fought and got that taken out of the bill.” “This is un-American.” Thomas Massie Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson

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🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: The US House just OVERWHELMINGLY passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, which supports President Trump's policies to keep American households from paying for the power grid upgrades used by data centers That's COMMON SENSE! 👏🏻 Final vote tally: 417-3 Trump has REPEATEDLY said that his intention for data centers is for the companies to put more power into the grid than they take, which could actually lower costs. This bill, HR 9340, must go to the SENATE before President Trump can sign it

🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: The US House just OVERWHELMINGLY passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, which supports President Trump's policies to keep American households from paying for the power grid upgrades used by data centers That's COMMON SENSE! 👏🏻 Final vote tally: 417-3 Trump has REPEATEDLY said that his intention for data centers is for the companies to put more power into the grid than they take, which could actually lower costs. This bill, HR 9340, must go to the SENATE before President Trump can sign it

Eric Daugherty

92,844 views • 7 days ago

Be aware of what your electricity bill is now. Watch what happens if any AI data centers get built in your region. Your rates are going to increase dramatically because consumers are going to be forced to pay for the expansion of the power supply. If AI companies are not forced to fully fund their electricity requirements, the rest of us will pay for it. We are starting to see communities rise up and protest the building permits for AI data centers in their areas.

Be aware of what your electricity bill is now. Watch what happens if any AI data centers get built in your region. Your rates are going to increase dramatically because consumers are going to be forced to pay for the expansion of the power supply. If AI companies are not forced to fully fund their electricity requirements, the rest of us will pay for it. We are starting to see communities rise up and protest the building permits for AI data centers in their areas.

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47,407 views • 10 months ago

The DoJ is using your tax dollars to sue any community that resists data centers. Clayton Morris on the AI takeover of America. 0:00 Clayton Morris’ Perspective on AI and Data Centers 4:26 Are Your Zoom Calls Being Recorded and Where Does the Data Go? 8:08 The AI Task Force Designed to Pummel Communities 14:29 How Much Water Does It Take to Cool a Data Center? 21:40 Why Build Data Centers in Areas Lacking Necessary Resources? 29:53 The Powerlessness of Communities Consumed by Data Centers 33:30 AI-China War, National Security, and Amazon Data Centers 41:27 Morris Debunks the AI Bubble Theory 47:34 The Upsides vs. Downsides of AI 54:26 Do We Serve the Machine or Does the Machine Serve Us? 58:20 How Anything With an Electrical Impulse Isn’t Under Your Control

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Tucker Carlson

778,124 views • 1 month ago

I'm glad the president claimed AI data centers will "pay their own way." However, the 680 planned hyperscale centers require the energy equivalent of 186 nuclear plants. The grid can't handle it, and YOU will absolutely pay for it. 💡📉 Plus the White House is getting legislators to oppose any bill that actually codifies this rope-a-dope talking point into law.

I'm glad the president claimed AI data centers will "pay their own way." However, the 680 planned hyperscale centers require the energy equivalent of 186 nuclear plants. The grid can't handle it, and YOU will absolutely pay for it. 💡📉 Plus the White House is getting legislators to oppose any bill that actually codifies this rope-a-dope talking point into law.

Daniel Horowitz

22,118 views • 7 months ago

.James Talarico: We can start by cracking down on these data centers across the state, that are jacking up our utility bills, and using up all our water. We just found out that Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. That explains why as Attorney General, Ken Paxton ignored our neighbors in Hood County after they asked him to help temporarily block the construction of a data center in their community. Texans cannot afford a senator who's bought by big data centers. In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.

.James Talarico: We can start by cracking down on these data centers across the state, that are jacking up our utility bills, and using up all our water. We just found out that Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. That explains why as Attorney General, Ken Paxton ignored our neighbors in Hood County after they asked him to help temporarily block the construction of a data center in their community. Texans cannot afford a senator who's bought by big data centers. In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.

Team Talarico

45,435 views • 1 month ago

This is NY State Senator Kristen Gonzales talking about the data center moratorium at a DSA Ecosocialism event: "I wanted to talk today about a bill that we just passed...that would impose a one-year moratorium on the biggest data centers, and then also talk a little bit about from a socialist and office perspective, what I see some of the challenges being and some of the opportunities for our organization when it comes to data centers." The executive order Hochul signed today was pushed by some of the most radical left-wing groups in the country. This isn't an organic movement. (h/t Stu Smith):

This is NY State Senator Kristen Gonzales talking about the data center moratorium at a DSA Ecosocialism event: "I wanted to talk today about a bill that we just passed...that would impose a one-year moratorium on the biggest data centers, and then also talk a little bit about from a socialist and office perspective, what I see some of the challenges being and some of the opportunities for our organization when it comes to data centers." The executive order Hochul signed today was pushed by some of the most radical left-wing groups in the country. This isn't an organic movement. (h/t Stu Smith):

City Journal

12,316 views • 2 months ago

🔥 David Sacks Says Trump’s New AI Pledge Could Lower Electric Bills for Americans “The President has said that he's committed to not allowing residential rates to go up as a result of data centers … What you're going to see is that it could actually bring down consumer prices because … when these data centers set up their own power and connect to the grid, they can give back the excess to the grid.”

🔥 David Sacks Says Trump’s New AI Pledge Could Lower Electric Bills for Americans “The President has said that he's committed to not allowing residential rates to go up as a result of data centers … What you're going to see is that it could actually bring down consumer prices because … when these data centers set up their own power and connect to the grid, they can give back the excess to the grid.”

Chief Nerd

41,519 views • 6 months ago

“BACKWARDS AND POOR”: TRUMP’S MESSAGE TO TOWNS THAT REJECT DATA CENTERS President Trump says communities that reject data centers are choosing to be “backward and poor.” He calls them the “golden goose” and argues China “could not be happier” to see Americans push back against the AI buildout. The message is clear: stop asking questions. Accept the data centers in your community, or you are helping Beijing win. But public opposition is growing across party lines. Communities are raising concerns about water use, power demand, land, and the local cost of a massive AI infrastructure boom. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says those concerns are foreign propaganda. “Data centers don’t use water,” he claims. That is a major reversal from Lutnick’s own position last year, when he acknowledged that data centers “suck water.” Now, anyone who says the same is accused of repeating enemy propaganda. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that U.S. data centers directly consumed roughly 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, before the current AI buildout accelerated. Yes, America is competing with China in artificial intelligence. But invoking China should not end the conversation about what this buildout costs local communities. Mike Adams (HealthRanger) joins me to break down the data-center push, the water question, and why the China argument does not tell the whole story.

“BACKWARDS AND POOR”: TRUMP’S MESSAGE TO TOWNS THAT REJECT DATA CENTERS President Trump says communities that reject data centers are choosing to be “backward and poor.” He calls them the “golden goose” and argues China “could not be happier” to see Americans push back against the AI buildout. The message is clear: stop asking questions. Accept the data centers in your community, or you are helping Beijing win. But public opposition is growing across party lines. Communities are raising concerns about water use, power demand, land, and the local cost of a massive AI infrastructure boom. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says those concerns are foreign propaganda. “Data centers don’t use water,” he claims. That is a major reversal from Lutnick’s own position last year, when he acknowledged that data centers “suck water.” Now, anyone who says the same is accused of repeating enemy propaganda. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that U.S. data centers directly consumed roughly 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, before the current AI buildout accelerated. Yes, America is competing with China in artificial intelligence. But invoking China should not end the conversation about what this buildout costs local communities. Mike Adams (HealthRanger) joins me to break down the data-center push, the water question, and why the China argument does not tell the whole story.

Ben Swann

15,668 views • 19 days ago