House bill targets rising rural utility costs from AI data centers

House bill targets rising rural utility costs from AI data centers

Surging utility bills linked to artificial intelligence data centers would get a closer look from a trio of federal agencies under a new bipartisan bill in the House. The Unleashing Low-Cost Rural AI Act from Reps. Jim Costa, D-Calif., and Blake Moore, R-Utah, would require the Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments to examine the effect AI data center buildouts are having on rural America. “AI Data Centers are expanding rapidly and using …