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  1. Policy leaders in multiple states are addressing data centers: Shapiro requires local approval in PA, Abbott pauses in TX, and Hobbs pauses tax breaks in AZ.
  2. The industry is pushing back against Donald Trump's pro-AI agenda, leading to calls for new restrictions on data centers.

Donald Trump Opposes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Cover Energy Costs

4 reports, 1 independent Updated Sep 22
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What happened

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Donald Trump opposed a bill that passed the House of Representatives. The legislation required states to consider having data centers that use large amounts of electricity pay the full additional cost of generation, transmission, and distribution upgrades. Critics of the bill noted that there is no clear next step for the regulation.

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Why it matters

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The bill sought to shift the costs of large energy consumption and necessary infrastructure upgrades onto data centers. Trump's opposition introduces uncertainty regarding future regulatory requirements for the industry.

The industry is pushing back against Donald Trump's pro-AI agenda, leading to calls for new restrictions on data centers.

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Who's involved

  • Donald TrumpOpposed the bill regarding data center regulations.
  • CongressPassed the legislation requiring states to consider cost absorption.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • OpenAISpeculative

    OpenAI could see reduced risk of mandated cost absorption for data centers due to the opposition.

How it developed

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  1. Newsom signed bills regulating the data center industry while contrasting the rules with Trump's hands-off approach.Sub-event
  2. Trump opposes a data center regulations bill.1 source

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