Senate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costs
Martin Heinrich blocked the House-passed measure after Jon Husted sought unanimous consent, leaving both the Ratepayer Protection Act and GRID Savings Act stalled.
- On Thursday, Sen. Martin Heinrich blocked a Republican-led effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act in the Senate, which had passed the House 417-3 on Wednesday to force data centers to pay for grid infrastructure.
- Sen. Jon Husted championed the measure to prevent data center electricity costs from shifting to residential consumers, intending to codify parts of President Donald Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge.
- Heinrich objected to the bill, arguing it "falls short of what we need to do to respond," and promoted his own GRID Savings Act to require "hyperscalers" to finance grid infrastructure.
- GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno criticized the delay as "Democrat obstruction," while Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted the chamber's ability to revisit the bill depends on scheduling other legislative priorities.
- With the Senate's compressed pre-election schedule, passage remains unlikely despite bipartisan House support, as the conflict reflects growing political tension over data center development ahead of midterm elections.
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